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For the second consecutive time, Moza Banco has been voted the best regional bank in Southern Africa by African Banker magazine at a gala that recognises the best in the financial sector on the African continent every year.

Every year, African Banker Magazine, a prestigious African financial publication, in cooperation with IC Events and Business in Africa Events, presents awards to personalities and banks that have been driving the development of the financial sector and the rapid transformation of the African continent.

The aim is to recognise the excellent work of those who have been driving growth and creating new economic opportunities for citizens and communities across the African continent.  In this regard, Moza Banco was honoured as the Best Regional Bank in Southern Africa for the second consecutive time. The recognition was awarded under the high patronage of the African Development Bank during the institution's annual meeting.

The awards recognise "the champions that Africa needs, they reflect the new generation of Africans and serve as examples and role models for future managers on the continent," Omar Ben Yedder, Director of IC Publications Group, which publishes African Banker magazine, said.

Moza, the best regional bank in Africa. 

The "Mulher+" competition ended last Saturday, an ICEF initiative in partnership with Moza Banco, with the aim of promoting a culture of female entrepreneurship, creating networking, sharing experiences between women from different professional areas and developing financial literacy activities.

Mulher + is an innovative concept that aims to have a social and economic impact on the world of Mozambican entrepreneurship, highlighting the value of women. The aim of this initiative was to give a voice to the actions, ideas and initiatives of anonymous women whose work creates an impact on the lives of the people around them, local communities, and who can be examples of success for the world in general.

There were 6 groups in total, comprised of 30 women each, which were involved in this project, and the big winner was announced on June 5^th. This is the Kussila Group, which presented a food-processing project with the aim of reducing cooking time and improving quality. In the first phase, "Kussila" proposes to process and preserve matapa, fresh coconut, peanuts and garlic, essential food products in the daily life of Mozambican families. The winning group received funding from Moza Banco for having presented the best project, according to the jury's classification.

This partnership represents another clear demonstration of the importance that Moza Banco places on entrepreneurship and promotion of sustainable businesses through consistent support to initiatives with the potential of adding value to the national economy and the country as a whole.

The Board of Directors of Moza Banco announces that taking into consideration the institution’s development, the bank is today in a position to embrace a new phase in terms of its strategy and market positioning, a phase that must be harmonised with the adoption of a new corporate governance model in line with the sector's best international practices.

In this context, the bank will proceed with the separation of duties of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, having hired the bank executive Manuel Soares, who will act as the CEO of Moza Banco from July onwards.

The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. João Figueiredo for his dedication, total commitment and competence in his role as CEO of the Bank, which allowed Moza Banco’s fortunes to be transformed onto the right track. The Board of Directors also welcomes the new CEO Mr. Manuel Soares who we are sure will continue the good work done previously.

Moza Banco will continue with its strategy of being a universal bank, with a strong commercial orientation and an extensive national coverage, aspiring to greatly contribute with its activity to greater financial inclusion, an excellent service to its customers and a more robust national economy.

Board of Directors at Moza Banco

Moza Banco signed a memorandum of understanding this Monday 31^st May, with Grupo Desportivo Maputo, aimed at supporting the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Club's infrastructures, and special attention will be given to the senior men and women's basketball teams.

Through this agreement, the bank becomes a strategic partner of Grupo Desportivo de Maputo, committing itself to supporting the Senior Men's and Women's Basketball teams and in particular the training of young athletes in the same sport.

“Grupo Desportivo de Maputo is a historic club in Mozambique and one that has always had great importance in terms of training young talent, especially in basketball. With this memorandum, we intend, once again, to solidify our commitment to sports in Mozambique, boosting training”, said Manuel Vasconcelos Guimarães, a member of the Moza Banco’s Executive Committee.

The President of Grupo Desportivo de Maputo expressed his gratitude for signing the memorandum of understanding with Moza Banco, and said it was an important milestone in leveraging the club's men's and women's basketball teams. “We’d like to thank Moza Banco for their trust and I can assure you that this partnership will be very important for the development and modernisation of our basketball”, Paulo Ratilal said, moments after signing the memorandum.

Moza Banco continues to invest in areas of the future, such as culture, the social and sports areas, always valuing activities that promote well-being and educate the individual, training them in values such as the spirit of teamwork.

Moza, the bank that gives value to sport!

The bank will support the participation of Jacira Ferreira, national Judo champion, in the African Judo Championship.

As part of its contribution to the growth of sport and an appreciation for Mozambican athletes, Moza Banco recently supported the participation of the national judo team athlete, Jacira Ferreira, in several competitions scheduled for this year, especially the African Judo Championship, to be held between the 20^th and 23^rd of this month in Dakar, Senegal. The event serves to qualify for the World Championships, scheduled for June.

Jacira Ferreira has been national champion for the last 6 years and is currently the number 1 female judo athlete in Mozambique, in the “52Kg” category, and the second best in the ranking for qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games.

This athlete, in 2015 at just 17 years of age, was the first female judoka to participate at the Congo Brazaville Games. Later, at the age of 19, Jacira Ferreira also took part at the World Senior Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

The athlete was also the first woman judoka to participate at the World Judo Championships in 2017, at three World Championships and she has also been present twice at the African Games.

In her curriculum, she also has a bronze medal at the African Judo Open in Yaoundé, in Cameroon, a silver medal at the AUSC Games (Region 5), 2 bronze medals at the SAJC (Zone 6 Judo Championship) and also 2 gold medals and 4 silver medals at the Judo South Africa Open (SA Open).

This initiative of Moza Banco comes within the ambit of support for the internationalisation of national sport, as a vehicle for projecting the country globally.

At the end of 2019, Moza Banco signed a partnership agreement with the Mozambican Basketball Federation for the participation of the national senior women's basketball team in the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.