Government challenged to set minimum quality standards in housing construction

The United Nations Housing Organization proposes to the Government the creation of minimum standards of resilience in the construction of housing. The Order of Architects of Mozambique says that it is necessary to train the population in construction techniques.

The increasingly frequent cyclones, which always leave a strip of destruction in the communities, multiply reflections on the resilience of infrastructure.

INE reveals that the national economy grew 2.16% in 2021

The national economy grew by 2.16% last year, even with the COVID-19 pandemic and terrorism in the North. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the extractive, hospitality and restaurant industry were the sectors that grew the most. This is a turnaround after the 1.23% economic slowdown in 2020 due to COVID–19.

In 2021, the national economy began with a modest growth of 0.12% in the first quarter, improved to 1.96%, in the second, followed with 3.36%, in the third and 3.32% in the fourth and last quarter.

Therefore, in cumulative terms, according to the most recent report on NATIONAL ACCOUNTS of the INE, the economy of Mozambique jumped 2.16% in 2021, as predicted by the Government. From October to December, the primary sector contributed the most.

For this year, 2022, the executive's prospects, according to the projections of the Economic and Social Plan and State Budget, point to economic growth of 2.9%.