Between the 21st and 23rd of June 2023, the Annual Conference of the Private Sector of Mozambique (CASP) was held, which included a session dedicated to business opportunities resulting from the Economic Partnership Agreement (APE) between SADC and the Union European Union (EU), of which Mozambique is a signatory. It was a session where the growth potential for Mozambican companies that intend to import from or export to the EU was explored. The session was organized by Promove Comércio, a project funded by the European Union in Mozambique, and was co-facilitated by the SETA team: Samuel Zita (Managing Partner) and Mateus Chale (Associate Consultant).

Within the scope of this project, two important instruments were developed to guide public and private entities. The first is the “Toolkit to Use and Implement the Economic Partnership Agreement (APE) between Mozambique and the European Union (EU)”, aimed at public entities with the mandate to support the private sector on a day-to-day basis. The second instrument is the “Export Guide – How to Export Successfully to the European Market from Mozambique”, specially designed for the private sector with an interest in the EU market. This guide provides practical information helping Mozambican companies with useful tools linked to the opportunities offered by the European market.