Enterprise Development

Enterprise development and investor linkages 

This business unit’s objectives are to link entrepreneurs to markets and strengthen their capacity to become more competitive while also linking local opportunities to foreign investors looking to invest in Mozambique. ELIM has since 2008 organizes trade shows and investor events in Mozambique, Angola and South Africa for different clients such as the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency, Enterprise Mauritius and the Southern Africa Trade Hub.

Recently ELIM worked in a partnership with FRUTISUL - Associação dos Fruticultores do Sul de Moçambique and  IIAM - Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique on the first ever Livestock and Agriculture trade fair with a National dimension, called MozAgro Feira - The Meeting Point of Agriculture and Farming Sector which was held from 1st to 3rd July 2016, on the Estação Agrária de Umbelúzi, Boane district, Maputo province.

This initiative had the purpose of boost the Agribusiness Sector through the Farming Fair: aiming to give the public new technologies in the agricultural sector, technical and scientific innovations, training in agricultural production, industry events, business environment and agricultural policies.

The event was composed of five main components: exhibition space on stands; exhibition space and practical demonstration of agricultural machinery; demonstration fields of crops, exhibition area and auction of animals, rooms and tents for lectures and training available for the public that attended the fair.

On the 4th & 5th of July 2013 ELIM organised a trade & Investment mission of 62 companies from Mauritius to Mozambique. The event had an exhibition component which allowed for the Mauritian companies to showcase their products and serves and have one-to-one meetings with Mozambican companies interested to further trade relations with Mauritius.

 In addition, an investment forum was also organised to present Mauritius interest to invest in agriculture, real estate, textile, automobile and construction sectors in Mozambique. The event was attended by over 1600 Mozambican companies. This was the second edition of Mozambique-Mauritius Trade Mission, the first took place on the 29th and 30th of November 2011 and was also organised by ELIM.

ELIM offers its prospective investment clients a range of services in Mozambique & Mauritius:

• Company registration and licensing in Mozambique
• Holding company incorporation and registration in Mauritius
• Corporate administration services in Mauritius
• Legal advice
• Organisation of Trade and Investment mission
• Portfolio of investment opportunities on mining, agriculture, construction and real estate