Economic Policies for Inclusive Growth II
Switzerland aims to contribute to the improvement of living standards in Mozambique through more inclusive economic growth policies, by strengthening the capacity of the Government to design, advocate for and adopt policies and practices, and promoting productive synergies between the government and academia.
País / Região | Tema | Período | Orçamento |
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Mozambique |
Governance
Public sector policy
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01.07.2025
- 31.12.2028 |
CHF 3’718’000
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- the government and academia staff benefiting from the capacity building support on economic analysis.
- Policy makers that will profit for well-researched relevant studies and papers as basis for decision-making
- Ultimately, the population of Mozambique
- New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the programme focus themes made available as a public good.
- Researchers and technical government officials in Mozambique are trained to collect and analyse data and/or produce solid research-based evidence, in particular on the three thematic focus areas of IGM Phase II.
- Tailored and easy-accessible knowledge products based on the evidence produced on the six focus themes of IGM Phase II are communicated through effective channels
- Poverty assessments: Production of Poverty Assessment Reports that fed into the annual Social and Economic Plans and State Budgets, as well as for country key strategy documents, such as the 20 years National Development Strategy (2022-2042) and the Five-Year Plan (PQG) of the Government of Mozambique, are also widely used by various sector ministries in their planning and monitoring processes;
- Macroeconomic analysis: Strengthened macroeconomic projection tools for macroeconomic analysis. The Quadro Macro has been used for macroeconomic scenario building needed for key policy and strategic documents, such as the annually updated Medium-Term Fiscal Frameworks and the annual socioeconomic plans and budgets. It has also been actively used for the analytical input needed for the negotiations with external partners such as the IMF and the World Bank.
- Work on private sector dynamics: Production of critical research evidence for policymaking on the dynamics of the private sector in Mozambique (Survey on Manufacturing Sector Enterprises in Mozambique 2022), utilized for designing measures for improving business environment
- Other UN Organisation
- Foreign private sector South/East
- UNU-WIDER
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DAC Sector GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Public sector policy and administrative management
Temas transversais The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Tipo de ajuda Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project and programme contribution
Número de Projetos 7F09801
Contexto | In spite of an average annual economic growth rate (between 3% and 8%) in the past 30 years, poverty has increased in Mozambique, with striking urban-rural and regional disparities. The main external factors (i) rapid population growth with rates of 2.8% yearly, (ii) recurrent extreme weather events, (iii) prevalence of violent conflicts in specific regions, (iv) debt crisis, and (vi) pandemic, have been amplified by the inability of the state to effectively pursue an inclusive development model. The government has limited capacity and/or political will for effective evidence-based policy making and to attract and retain highly qualified staff. Mozambique needs to embark in policies that guide towards a broad-based structural transformation of the economy in a way that generates more jobs and income in order to tackle widespread poverty and inequalities, which are the underlying causes of the current post-election crisis. This constitutes an excellent opportunity for Switzerland to contribute to the design of a more redistributive economic system that will benefit the desperate population, especially the youth labour force, that has been disrupting the country for the past few months, and align at the same time with the newly elected President declared intentions. |
Objectivos | The living standards of the Mozambican population are substantially improved |
Grupos Alvo |
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Resultados a médio prazo |
Outcome 1: New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the focus themes are discussed in key policymaking fora in Mozambique and used in policy documents produced by National Directorate of Economic Policy and Development at the Ministry of Planning (DNPED-MPD). Outcome 2: The skills and tools of researchers and technical government officials in Mozambique to collect and analyse data and/or produce solid research-based evidence are expanded and strengthened. |
Resultados |
Resultados esperados: Resultados das fases anteriores: |
Direcção / Responsável no Departamento Federal |
SDC |
Parceiros do Projecto |
Parceiro contractual Private sector United Nations Organization (UNO) |
Coordenação com outros projectos | Actors: Sweden, GiZ, FCDO, World Bank, IMF |
Orçamento | Fase do projeto em curso Orçamento suíço CHF 3’718’000 Desembolsos Suíços até à data CHF 340’000 Total Projeto desde a primeira fase Orçamento suíço CHF 2’471’000 Orçamento incluindo parceiros do projecto CHF 7’618’000 |
Fases do Projeto | Phase 2 01.07.2025 - 31.12.2028 (Fase do projeto em curso) |