Economic Policies for Inclusive Growth II

• the government and academia staff benefiting from the capacity building support on economic analysis. 
• Policy makers that will profit for well-researched relevant studies and papers as basis for decision-making 
• Ultimately, the population of Mozambique 

Outcome 1: New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the focus themes are discussed in key  policymaking fora in Mozambique and used  in policy documents produced by National Directorate of Economic Policy and Development at the Ministry of Planning (DNPED-MPD).

Outcome 2: The skills and tools of researchers and technical government  officials in Mozambique to collect and analyse data and/or produce solid  research-based evidence are expanded and strengthened.

Risultati principali attesi:  

• New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the programme  focus  themes made available as a public good.  
• Researchers and technical government officials in Mozambique are trained to  collect and analyse data and/or produce solid research-based evidence, in  particular on the three thematic focus areas of IGM Phase II. 
• Tailored and easy-accessible knowledge products based on the evidence  produced on the six focus themes of IGM Phase II are communicated through effective channels 

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• Poverty assessments: Production of Poverty Assessment Reports that fed into  the annual Social and Economic Plans and State Budgets, as well as for country key strategy documents, such as the 20 years National Development Strategy  (2022-2042) and the Five-Year Plan (PQG) of the Government of Mozambique, are also widely used by various sector ministries in their planning and monitoring processes;  
• Macroeconomic analysis: Strengthened macroeconomic projection tools for macroeconomic  analysis. The Quadro Macro has been used for macroeconomic  scenario building needed for key policy and strategic documents, such as the annually updated Medium-Term Fiscal  Frameworks and the annual socioeconomic plans and budgets. It has also been  actively used  for the analytical input needed for the negotiations with external partners such as the IMF and the World Bank.  
• Work on private sector dynamics: Production of critical research evidence for policymaking on the dynamics of the private sector in Mozambique (Survey  on Manufacturing Sector Enterprises in Mozambique 2022), utilized for designing measures for improving business environment