On Oct 13, 2026 Mozambique's cabinet approved the 2027 Economic and Social Plan and State Budget (PESOE, MZN 511.2 billion), cutting spending about 1.8% from 2026, and sent it to Parliament. Growth is forecast at only 1.6% in 2027, but the government sees 9.5% by 2029 if gas projects proceed.
Gouvernement · dirigeant
President Daniel Chapo (since Jan 2025) / Prime Minister Maria Benvinda Levi
Priorités nationales
- Macroeconomic stability and fiscal discipline (2027 deficit 4.6% of GDP, domestic borrowing capped at 1.9%)
- More domestic production, diversification and local mineral processing
- SME finance via the Local Economic Development Fund (FDEL) and PRO-MULHER
- Launch of the Mozambique Development Bank (BDM) in 2027 for energy, agriculture, industry and tourism
- Civil service performance contracts, anti-corruption and a hard line on drug trafficking
- Expanding Cabo Delgado gas projects and restoring security
Programmes publics
2027 Economic and Social Plan and State Budget (PESOE)MZN 511.2 billion (about US$8.0 billion)
Revenue MZN 427.8bn (23.5% of GDP), deficit about MZN 83bn, investment MZN 79.6bn; awaiting parliamentary review
Mozambique Development Bank (BDM)
To start operating in 2027, focused on energy, agriculture, industry and tourism
FDEL and PRO-MULHER fundsFDEL MZN 1.5bn, PRO-MULHER MZN 0.5bn
Funding for local SMEs and women entrepreneurs
N1 Corridor Chimuara-Nicoadala Lot 1 (0-88 km) design and build
World Bank Safer Roads programme, Zambezia province
Rovuma basin LNG
Floating plant already exporting; ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG planned; about MZN 3.07bn of LNG revenue expected in 2027
Nacala minerals conference commitments
About US$4.2bn committed in Oct 2026; the President promised a review of delivery
Opportunités d'affaires
Capability assessment and certification-readiness consulting for local SMEs supplying gas projects
The Cabo Delgado governor is pressing mega-projects to build lasting ties with local firms.
Local SMEs, gas project operators
Digital loan appraisal and monitoring system for BDM and FDEL
A new policy bank and SME fund start in 2027.
Ministry of Economy and Finance, BDM
Small-scale PPP structuring toolkit and training for waste and water
Enabel has tendered a small-scale waste PPP toolkit and legal support.
Municipalities, Ministry of Public Works
Civil service performance-contract monitoring dashboard
The government said it will check performance-contract results (Oct 19, 2026).
Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of State Administration
Appels d'offres
- AI-generated technology to collect and analyse qualitative data · UNICEF Mozambique · Clôture 2026-11-19
- Consultancy to develop a toolkit for small-scale PPPs in urban solid waste · Enabel (Belgian development agency) · Clôture 2026-11-24
- Paving of the Montepuez road corridor (3.5 km) · Government of Mozambique (World Bank financed) · Clôture 2026-12-09
- N1 Corridor Chimuara-Nicoadala Lot 1 (0-88 km) design and build · National Roads Administration (ANE, IP) · Clôture 2026-12-09
- Supply of cables and conductor · Government of Mozambique (World Bank financed) · Clôture 2026-12-15
Soutiens coréens
- KOICA-UNDP disaster resilience and social cohesion project · KOICA — KOICA funds US$6.5 million for early warning and livelihoods in five provinces including Cabo Delgado, running to March 2028.
- Korea-Africa AI Hub and K-AI Package · Ministry of Economy and Finance / AfDB — A framework for EDCF-linked AI, data centre and power cooperation presented at KOAFEC 2026.
- KOTRA Africa market entry support · KOTRA — Market research and buyer matching through the covering trade office (the office covering Mozambique still needs confirming).
Avis officiels
Government of Mozambique Portal (Portal do Governo de Mocambique)
- 2026-10-29 Presidents Chapo and Putin agreed to deepen economic and trade cooperation
- 2026-10-29 Prime Minister Levi pledged to make civil aviation an international benchmark
- 2026-10-28 31st Council of Ministers approved regulations organising the national health system
- 2026-10-13 Council of Ministers approved the draft 2027 PESOE
Catastrophes · conflits · épidémies
Vigilance 2026-10-30
Multiple large wildfires, up to about 92,000 ha (GDACS, 10/23-27)
Insurgent activity in Cabo Delgado continues
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