The challenging economic and security situation means banks are focusing on remaining robust, resilient and well-capitalised.
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Latest articles from Mozambique

Mozambique's CBG seeks stability in face of uncertain future
May 18, 2021Rogério Zandamela, governor of the Bank of Mozambique, on the country’s fiscal challenges and the outlook for a post-pandemic recovery.

Mozambique pins hopes on gas transformation
August 1, 2019Mozambique has endured a difficult few years, but major developments in its gas industry provide hope of better times to come.
Mozambique’s bourse takes a giant step with hydropower listing
August 1, 2019The Maputo stock exchange hopes HCB’s listing will be a turning point for the country’s wider economy.

Mozambique’s banking sector regains stability
August 1, 2019Recovering from a currency collapse and the IMF’s withdrawal has given Mozambique’s banks a challenging few years.

Rogério Zandamela: Restructuring Mozambique for a post-debt crisis revival
January 2, 2019Rogério Zandamela, a former senior IMF official and now the governor of Mozambique’s central bank, talks to Peter Wise about repairing the damage inflicted by the country's debt crisis, upgrading its banking regulation and the prospects for an economy about to tap huge natural gas resources.

Mozambique's banks swim against the tide
October 1, 2018Banks in Mozambique are finding ways to thrive amid a period of low economic growth. Peter Wise looks at how they are remaining profitable in such an environment.

Mozambique’s economy awaits a gas-powered revival
October 1, 2018While waiting for its liquid natural gas projects to start paying off, Mozambique continues to fight a budget deficit and political instability. Peter Wise reports.

Shaken but not stirred: Mozambique's banks look forward with optimism
June 1, 2017The 'tuna bond' scandal, donor suspensions, a sharp rise in inflation rates and slower economic growth have made for a difficult operating environment for Mozambique's banks in the past couple of years. However, Peter Wise discovers a sector where optimism very much prevails.

Mozambique looks to gas reserves in aid recovery from 2016 blip
June 1, 2017Mozambique is slowly advancing towards financial stability following a period of scandal and currency depreciation. Now it must find the money, and the partners, to help it exploit its abundant gas reserves, writes Peter Wise.