Mozambique publishes partial IMF agreement in hope of next disbursement in December; Nyusi ducks question on third term

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 1 July 2022

Agenda:

• Today: Mozambican parliament’s Permanent Commission meets to review agenda and start date for sixth session of parliament

• Today: Council of Ministers’ weekly meeting

• Today-Friday: Tanzanian president Samia Hassan Suluhu arrives in Mozambique. She is due to meet with President Filipe Nyusi tomorrow, and to visit the Maputo combined-cycle gas-fired power plant

• Today-Tomorrow: Delegation from European Parliament’s security and defence subcommittee visits Mozambique to assess work of European Union military training mission

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Mozambique publishes partial IMF agreement in hope of next disbursement in December
Mozambique is in line for another disbursement of funds from the IMF in December, after reaching agreement on a plan to cut public debt

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Also in the news:

• Workers strike at Ancuabe graphite project (O País)

• Finance minister expects TotalEnergies to decide on restarting gas project by March (Bloomberg)

• Nyusi neither denies nor confirms if he wants third term (Dossiers & Factos, Carta de Moçambique)

• Government to finalise plans for state-owned companies next year (Carta de Moçambique)

• Eni eyeing more hydrocarbons research areas in Mozambique (Notícias)