Integrated Trade Development Support
Project / Program Summary

Sector(s):	Trade development/Private sector development
Title:	Integrated Trade Development Support
Country:	MOZAMBIQUE
Donors / organizations involved:	International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, UNCTAD, UNIDO
Beneficiary countries / regions:
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions:	Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism
Duration:	3 years
Starting Date:	January 1999
Project / Program budget:	US$ 3 million
Finance / Type of cooperation:	grant and technical cooperation

Objectives
- To enable the private sector to play a lead role in the outward-oriented development strategy adopted by Mozambique for improved standard of living.
Activities / contents
- Strengthening of institutional infrastructure for trade promotion
- Capacity building for trade-related human resource development
- Revamping the trade information service
- Products and market development and promotion of investment and joint ventures
Expected outcomes / impacts
- Enhanced technical services and institutional support for trade development activities
- Improved availability of skilled and trained personnel for operating trade
- Increased activities in the trade sector
- More job opportunities induced by the trade-related activities
Features in line with the Agenda for Action
- Representatives of government and private sector participated actively in the project formulation process. They are both represented sufficiently on the Project Management and Steering Committee, thus establishing national ownership
- The project will result in increased trade-related activities and increased participation of Mozambique in intra-SADC and south-south trade

Office for Least Developed Countries and Africa, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)

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