IMF starts five-day Mozambique visit; Government plans sovereign insurance for natural disasters

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 15 March 2022

Agenda:

• Today: Council of Ministers weekly meeting (with the potential to nominate a new head of oil and gas regulator INP)

• Today: Start of trial of former labour minister Maria Helena Taipo and 11 other defendants involved in the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) embezzlement scheme

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Today’s headlines:

• IMF starts five-day visit to Mozambique (Lusa)

• Ressano Garcia border with South Africa set to open completely (Notícias)

• Government plans to create sovereign insurance for natural disaster management (AIM)

• New attack on Niassa roads adds to unease (Mediafax, DW)

IMF starts five-day visit to Mozambique (Lusa)