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Mozambique has experienced strong and sustained economic growth in the last two decades. Growth of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent between 2000 and 2016, making it one of the fastest-growing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The economic expansion has boosted incomes and living standards. GDP per capita, for instance, grew annually on average by 4 percent over the same period, climbing from 561 US dollars to 1,128 US dollars (2011 PPP)....

Over the last decade, Mozambique has been one of the fastest-growing African economies, enjoying average economic growth of about 8% between 2004 and 2015. It received strong support from the international community during the period (for example, in 2014 it received US$2 billion in official development assistance). In parallel, the country has embarked on major reforms — especially fiscal reforms and tax administration — and has opened up to foreign investment, particularly for the exploitation of its natural resources.

O artigo argumenta que o tipo de emprego que é gerado nas agro-indústrias florestais em Niassa reflecte o modo de organização produtivo prevalecente, no qual a base de rentabilidade das empresas está assente no pagamento de salários baixos e em condições sociais de trabalho precárias, sendo os trabalhadores responsáveis pela sua própria reprodução social. A reprodução social da força de trabalho, dadas as estruturas produtivas e de acumulação prevalecentes, é garantida pela interdependência...

This report examines Haiyu’s conduct including what the company did or failed to do in acquiring the right to land for use of mining activity in Nagonha, what it did or failed to do in its operations in Nagonha, and what it did or failed to do in response to the villagers’ demand for compensation and resettlement following the flood. The report looks specifically at the breach of the right to adequate housing and decent living standards ensuing from Haiyu’s destruction of the wetland, and...

The MUVA Urban Youth Survey was conducted as part of the research activities for MUVA, a five-year DFID-funded female economic empowerment programme in urban Mozambique. MUVA works toward testing and finding solutions to help women and girls access opportunities to decent work by addressing the constraints they face. The objective of the survey is to obtain a statistical profile of the youth living in the MUVA target areas in Maputo and Beira to help inform policies about female economic...

Mozambique has four main social protection responses in place, including a cash transfer programme (the Basic Social Subsidy Programme—PSSB), a food voucher and in-kind transfer programme (Direct Social Action Programme—PASD), a public works programme (Productive Social Action Programme—PASP), and a set of institutional care services for vulnerable adults, elderly people and children without a home (Social Assistance Services—PAUS). We open this brief with an analysis of relevant social...

This report presents the findings of the second round of the Service Delivery Indicators Survey (SDI) in Mozambique. The SDI analyses the performance of the education sector by assessing the quality of service delivery at the school level. SDI has been implemented in nine countries in Africa, including Mozambique in 2014.5 The study includes a set of indicators that measures teachers and principals’ ability and effort, as well as the availability of key inputs and resources that contribute...

PARTE I – POLÍTICA Aptos para Alcançar os seus Objectivos? Obstáculos de ordem administrativa à mobilização da receita local nos municípios Moçambicanos / Armin von Schiller, Salvador Forquilha, Saida Bink, Dominique Klawonn, Jonathan Krull, Alina Sennewald, Conrad Steinhilber e Juliane von Boeselager Urbanização, Serviços Públicos e Recursos Fiscais – Os Principais Desafios para as Autarquias Moçambicanas. Uma análise com enfoque às transferências fiscais intergovernamentais / Abdul Ilal e...

Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers, yet many struggle to secure rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic development challenges that constrain youth's transition into employment, and it parses the evidence on which programs and policies appear to speed that transition. It concludes that it may be time for a fundamental reassessment of approaches for addressing youth employment and the youth transition in low-income...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has set a target of improving the country’s ranking in The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index from 72nd to 40th by 2019. One barrier to meeting this challenge is Indonesia’s ranking in the Starting a Business Indicator, where it is 144th among 190 countries. According to the EODB Report, it takes 23 days and 11 procedures to register a business in Indonesia. To address this problem, the central government has implemented changes requiring...

This study questions why domestic work that is generally considered a feminine job is yet a field dominated by men in the city of Nampula, Mozambique. In the attempt to explain this phenomenon, the research explores economic, social and cultural aspects. Due to the fact that Nampula is a province with a strong Islamic presence and the majority of the population identify themselves as belonging to the Makhuwa ethnic group—which is traditionally defined by a matrilinear kinship system—I argue...

É o novo relatório de pesquisa produzido por uma equipa de investigadores do Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económico (IESE), coordenada por Salvador Forquilha, no quadro de um projecto de investigação em curso sobre a avaliação dos munícipes em relação ao desempenho da governação municipal em Moçambique. Este primeiro “Barómetro da Governação Municipal 2017” (BGM) explora dados quantitativos relativos à percepção dos munícipes sobre as diferentes vertentes da actuação dos órgãos e serviços...

À semelhança das edições anteriores, o Anuário Estatístico 2017 contém informações que permitem traçar um perfil sintético da realidade sócio-económica de Moçambique em seus múltiplos domínios.

O objectivo do IIM 2018 é disponibilizar as estimativas de indicadores demográficos e de saúde básicos, relacionados com a malária. As informações recolhidas através do IIM 2018 destinam-se a ajudar os decisores políticos e gestores do programa de controle de malária na avaliação e concepção de estratégias para melhorar a saúde da população do país.

Afrobarometer is a pan-African, non-partisan research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in countries across Africa. Six rounds of surveys were conducted between 1999 and 2015, and Round 7 surveys are being carried out in 2016-2018. Afrobarometer conducts face-toface interviews in the language of the respondent’s choice with nationally representative samples of 1,200 or 2,400 respondents. Afrobarometer is produced...

Disasters cause heavy losses for societies and may quickly erode any development efforts. Consequently, disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an integral part of development work that should be addressed at multiple levels. Global DRR frameworks, scholars and practitioners all advocate disaster risk governance (DRG) strategies that are multi-stakeholder, polycentric and multisectoral. While various substantive knowledge gaps and questions arising from multiple risks and the crosscutting nature of...

A falta de alimentos está a agravar-se em zonas do interior na província de Cabo Delgado por causa dos ataques causados por grupos armados que têm levado a população a abandonar terras, alerta um relatório ontem divulgado.

This case study analyses the interactions between conflict and private sector development in Mozambique. In the 42 years following its independence, Mozambique faced a 16-year civil war from 1976/77 to 1992, an interim period of peace that lasted 20 years, and recurring, low-level conflict involving the same belligerents since 2013. This case study examines the conflict dynamics in post-independence Mozambique, and how the private sector has developed in response to both conflict and peace.

O presente relatório resume os resultados do Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA em Moçambique (IMASIDA 2015), conduzido pelo Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) do Ministério da Saúde (MISAU), em colaboração com o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). O inquérito contou com a assistência técnica da ICF, através do Programa de Inquéritos Demográficos e de Saúde (Programa DHS). A assistência técnica adicional foi proporcionada pelo CDC (Centers for Disease Control and...

A Protecção Social é amplamente reconhecida como um conjunto efectivo de intervenções políticas para reduzir a pobreza, a vulnerabilidade a desigualdade e promover o crescimento económico inclusivo. Na última década, o sistema de Protecção Social Básica de Moçambique consolidou-se com a Estratégia Nacional de Segurança Social 2010-2014, todavia o sector ainda permanece fragmentado. A Estratégia Nacional de Segurança Social básica 2016-2024 (ENSSB II), que cobre o período de, aprovada pelo...