Food, jobs, hope': Mozambique seeks investment route to economic recovery

"President Daniel Chapo launches $40m fund for small businesses at 60th annual Maputo International Trade Fair. Maputo, Mozambique Down the main aisle of a bustling conference pavilion in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, Lucia Matimele stands surrounded by lush green leaves, peppers on the stalk, and bunches of ripe bananas. We have land, we have water, we have farmers! she enthuses. What we need is investment."

"She and her team packed up some of their most promising crops and joined thousands of others from within and outside Mozambique to exhibit their wares and make industry connections as the government works to promote economic growth and development in what has been a politically challenging year. More than 3,000 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries are in Mozambique this week for the 60th annual Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM) the largest of its kind in the country."

"Standing before delegates and businesspeople at the opening ceremony, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo focused on the need to ensure a good environment for foreign investors, while also building an inclusive and sustainable local economy. President Daniel Chapo at the opening of FACIM 2025 [Courtesy of Mozambican Ministry of Economy] Mozambique has a geostrategic location, with ports, development corridors and various other potentialities; vast resources, mineral, natural, agricultu"

President Daniel Chapo launched a $40 million fund for small businesses at the 60th Maputo International Trade Fair in Maputo. The seven-day FACIM event hosts more than 3,000 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries and expects tens of thousands of attendees. Provincial delegations, local entrepreneurs and international companies showcased agricultural produce and commercial goods across a dozen pavilions. Gaza province director Lucia Matimele highlighted available land, water and farmers but emphasized the need for investment. The government emphasized creating a favorable environment for foreign investors while promoting an inclusive, sustainable local economy that leverages Mozambique's ports, development corridors and natural resources.

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