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Obstacles for Mozambique’s manufacturing firms amplified by macroeconomic disturbances
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by Peter Fisker June 2018

Mozambique has been facing macroeconomic difficulties since 2015. This has amplified the obstacles for micro, small and medium-sized manufacturing...

  • Manufacturing firms
  • Structural transformation
  • Macroeconomic policy
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Mozambique: Improving our understanding of the potential of manufacturing
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by Vincenzo Salvucci June 2018

Mozambique’s manufacturing industry is facing many challenges. Nevertheless, we should not underestimate its linkages to the rest of the economy and...

  • Manufacturing firms
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing industries
Policy Brief
Workforce and leadership characteristics in Mozambican manufacturing
  • Economic growth
  • Leadership charasteristics
  • Entrepreneurship
Policy Brief
The business environment of Mozambican manufacturing firms
  • Economic growth
  • Regulatory
  • Access to credit
Working Paper
Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector

We look into the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Myanmar typically do...

  • Business
  • Management
  • Productivity
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Business Practice Intervention Survey

Myanmar’s manufacturing sector is at the heart of the country’s commercial landscape. From garment production for the international market to diverse food, furniture, gemstones, and metal provision, the more than 70,000 micro, small, and medium firms...

  • Business
  • Firm survey
  • Manufacturing firms
Technical Note
Total factor productivity in South African manufacturing firms 2010–17

We update Kreuser and Newman’s (2018) total factor productivity estimates for the South African manufacturing sector using administrative data from 2009–17. We use standard implementations of the Ackerberg et al. (2015) and Wooldridge (2009)...

  • Total factor productivity
  • Administrative data
  • Manufacturing firms
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Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms 2022

This report documents the main findings of the Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms 2022 (IIM 2022). The survey was implemented in 2022 under the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme with the support from the Finnish Ministry for...

  • Mozambique
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Structural change
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Inquérito às Indústrias Manufactureiras Moçambicanas 2022

Este relatório documenta os principais resultados do Inquérito às Indústrias Manufactureiras Moçambicanas 2022 (IIM 2022). O inquérito foi realizado em 2022 no âmbito do programa Crescimento inclusivo em Moçambique (IGM) com apoio do Ministério dos...

  • Mozambique
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Structural change
Working Paper
Social networks, geographic proximity, and firm performance in Vietnam

This paper uses panel data to assess the relative importance of social networks and geographic proximity to micro, small, and medium enterprises in Vietnam. The results suggest that a larger social network, and hiring employees mainly through social...

  • Social networks
  • Manufacturing firms
  • Viet Nam
Policy seminar
Enterprise development: How are Mozambican manufacturing firms doing? Findings from 2017

On 23 April 2018, the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project hosted a public forum to share the results of its report on the business landscape for Mozambican manufacturing firms. The event sheds light on the current challenges faced by micro-, small...

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Polana Serena Hotel, Julius Nyerere Avenue, 1380, Maputo, Mozambique
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Mozambican manufacturing firms database

The data of the Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms (Inquérito às Indústrias Manufactureiras de Moçambique) tracks the economic development of over 700 enterprises across seven provinces in Mozambique between 2012 and 2017.

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  • Manufacturing firms
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Data on firms in Mozambique’s manufacturing sector now available
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  • Database
  • Economic surveys
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Press release: Mozambican business environment continues to pose challenges for manufacturing firms

Press release: Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme to launch report at public forum on 23 April 2018 Maputo — Mozambican manufacturing firms continue to face logistical, regulatory, and financial constraints that hinder their ability to function...

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