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Rosário Mualeia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mozambique’s state-owned ports and railways management company, Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Mozambique (CFM), speaks to Upper Reach about the urgent need for infrastructure and the opportunities that exist for investors to tap local knowledge in its outlined development

Mexico has tremendous potential, but the sad reality is that for the past few decades, it simply has not lived up to it

"Things have undoubtedly advanced and the relationship is in a different place now than it was three years ago," says UK Ambassador

Mexican law dictates that during the first six months of a president’s term, he and his administration must draft a plan for development

Nuno de Oliveira, CEO of Mozambique’s state-owned distributor of petroleum products Petromoc, discusses the company’s role in the nation’s development can be used as a “conversional or transformational instrument of local resources into something that can be utilised, in practice, for family and economic security, as well as for exports to create wealth and, most importantly, add value to our economy.”

Highlighting the enabling role the banking and insurance sector can play in the lives of Mozambicans, Mário Machungo, Chairman of Millennium bim, one of the country’s largest banks, speaks to Upper Reach about the importance of foreign businesses – and SMEs in particular – partnering with local companies to ensure their local knowledge and expertise provide them with the greatest value and success possible. He also discusses the efforts being made to raise financial literacy in the country and increase awareness of the financial solutions available to the population

The proposed financial reform bill seeks to facilitate access to credit, increase competition among banks, strengthen an already healthy financial sector and ultimately bolster economic development and job creation

Time and time again, Mexico has proven to be a safe haven for investments, given its proximity to the US and the high profit margins its industries afford

The telecommunications sector in Mexico, as we know it, is about to be overhauled. What is predicted to emerge in 2014 is a much more competitive sector with greater participation from smaller competitors and potentially foreign players

The economy will receive an extra push through a new National Infrastructure Plan. Meanwhile, the real estate investment trust (REIT) model, introduced to Mexico in 2011, is turning a large segment of local and foreign investors into property "owners"