Medicines, diagnostic and laboratory reagents, wheat, rye and construction materials are the main Portuguese products arriving to the Indian Ocean coast for a total of about 230 million euros in 2020.
In the opposite direction, more than half of what Portugal buys from Mozambique is seafood, with a total of 22 million euros in 2020, sixth among the EU countries of destination of Mozambican exports.
V Mozambique-Portugal Summit
The previous summit between the two countries was in 2019 and at the time Filipe Nyusi advocated the strengthening of economic relations with Portugal. Nyusi, also called for training and investment in the transformation of the country’s raw materials, to enhance them.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa and the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi lead the delegations at the V Mozambique-Portugal Summit, scheduled for today in Maputo.
The business forum between the two countries will take place on Friday during the Maputo International Fair (FACIM), the country’s largest business showcase, also attended by Nyusi and Costa.
