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An account published by the World Bank on 23 September describes results from CONECTA Negócios in Mozambique. By April 2026, the institution reports, more than 7,000 micro-enterprises and around 700 small and medium-sized firms had completed targeted training. [1]
The project combines grants with technical assistance. One example is Madopera Comercial, which makes maize flour in Cabo Delgado: the company reports increasing its production capacity and doubling its workforce. Training also addresses management, processes and access to markets. [1]
The World Bank, which supports the project, reports more than 960 new or improved jobs: they are not all newly created positions. These are programme figures reported by its funder. The account acknowledges that conflict and instability continue to disrupt businesses in the region. [1]
The bright side
Finance comes with tools for running a business: support that aims to strengthen everyday work for firms and their suppliers, without presenting the crisis as over. [1]
One idea, in simple words
A small business might be a workshop that turns maize into flour. It needs machines, money and people who know how to organise the work. In Mozambique, the CONECTA Negócios project combines financial support with training: courses that teach useful skills. [1]
The World Bank, which supports the project, described it on 23 September. It reports that, by April 2026, more than seven thousand micro-enterprises and around seven hundred small and medium-sized firms had finished courses. These are earlier results being reported now. [1]
One example is a flour producer that says it has expanded. Support can also help farmers selling maize to the company. But conflict still makes life difficult in Cabo Delgado. Helping some businesses does not mean that every problem has been solved. [1]
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- Beyond Aid: How Small Businesses Are Rebuilding Northern Mozambique World Bank · 23 Sept 2026
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