• Mozambique’s Private Sector Confederation (CTA) launches the Bureau de Conteúdo Local at the 20th Annual Private Sector Conference (CASP), which started today in Maputo.

• The platform aims to increase domestic firms’ involvement in extractive, energy, and infrastructure projects, aligning with government efforts to strengthen local value chains and create jobs.

• CASP brings together over 2,000 participants, including investors, policymakers, and international delegations from the EU, UAE, AfCFTA, and Brazil, featuring 40 speakers, 80 exhibitors, and deals worth $1.5 billion.

Mozambique’s Private Sector Confederation (CTA) will launch the Bureau de Conteúdo Local during CASP, the country’s flagship business event running this week at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre. The Bureau will act as a coordination hub for local content development, ensuring domestic companies benefit more directly from large-scale public and industrial projects.

CASP, Mozambique’s largest private sector event, also includes forums for entrepreneurs to connect with financial institutions and bilateral sessions with international partners. CTA says the launch marks a milestone in the country’s private sector strategy, with outcomes expected to feed into government policy reforms aimed at industrial competitiveness and economic transformation.

“The 20th edition of the Annual Private Sector Conference symbolises 20 years of institutionalised public-private dialogue in Mozambique. This milestone represents a unique opportunity to capitalise on progress made, consolidate commitments, and set new reformist goals within the framework of shared responsibility between the Government and the business sector,” reads the CASP website.

The 2025 CASP, themed “Reforming to Compete: Paths to Economic Relaunch,” expects more than 2,000 participants, 40 speakers, and 80 exhibitors. Projects valued at $1.5 billion are on the agenda, with delegations from at least six countries. CASP includes bilateral sessions with the EU, UAE, AfCFTA, and Brazil, alongside forums connecting entrepreneurs with financial institutions.

This edition also includes scheduled bilateral sessions between Mozambique and the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and Brazil, in addition to more than 10 already confirmed high-level meetings, according to the CTA.

The “Market Place” is also planned, a space designed to “facilitate meetings for identifying solutions and business opportunities in the national and foreign markets for participants in the value chain of production, import, distribution, and supply of raw materials for industry,” as reported by Club of Mozambique.

The conference, which will be attended by the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, will run until Friday at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and is once again jointly organized by the Confederation of Economic Associations (CTA) of Mozambique and the Government.

By Cynthia Ebot Takang