Mozambique and UAE conclude economic agreement negotiations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agência de Informação de Moçambique
Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates have completed negotiations on their comprehensive economic partnership agreement, aimed at increasing trade and investment. Non-oil bilateral trade reached $2.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026, according to the Mozambique Information Agency.
Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations on their comprehensive economic partnership agreement, aimed in particular at facilitating trade and investment between the two countries. The announcement was made on 14 November in Abu Dhabi by UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and Mozambican Minister of Economy Basílio Zefanias Muhate, according to the Mozambique Information Agency.
Non-oil trade between the two countries reached about $2.6 billion in 2025, up 91.6% year on year. In the first nine months of 2026, it amounted to $2.5 billion, an increase of 49% compared with the same period in 2025, according to data presented during the announcement.
The two governments must now begin the procedures for the signing, ratification and entry into force of the CEPA. Once implemented, the agreement is expected to reduce tariffs and trade barriers and facilitate access for Mozambican products to the UAE market, while encouraging UAE investment in agribusiness, industry and infrastructure.
The partnership is expected in particular to support the local processing of agricultural production and the export of higher-value products. It is also expected to encourage the participation of UAE investors in projects aimed at strengthening Mozambique’s productive and logistical capacities, according to the Mozambique Information Agency.
The conclusion of the negotiations comes a day after Mozambique signed a UAE loan of $500 million, announced on 14 November.
