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- Who it is for
- Investors, exporters and foreign trade operators
- Created
- 1 November 2016
- Supervised by
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Merger of
- CPI, GAZETA and IPEX
The Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Exports (APIEX) was created on 1 November 2016 by the Government of Mozambique as a public institution. It results from the merger of the Investment Promotion Centre (CPI), the Office for Special Economic Zones of Accelerated Development (GAZETA) and the Institute for the Promotion of Exports (IPEX), and is supervised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
One agency, three predecessors
Three bodies
- CPIInvestment Promotion Centre
- GAZETAOffice for Special Economic Zones of Accelerated Development
- IPEXInstitute for the Promotion of Exports
APIEX
With the merger, the Government intends to ensure closer alignment with its objectives and targets for the development and promotion of investment and exports, bringing together in a single entity, in an integrated way, the promotion of private and public investment and of exports.
The aim is to create synergies between the bodies directly involved in, and responsible for, positioning the country’s investment and business environment, to strengthen relations with investors and foreign trade operators, and to create a single focal voice for communication.
What APIEX does
The agency develops and implements actions in four areas.
📌 Before investing: see the investment opportunities by sector and the economic associations and chamber of commerce. APIEX takes part every year in FACIM, the Maputo International Trade Fair.
Contact
APIEX
Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Exports: investment, special economic zones and exports.
Embassy
Support for investors and companies from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.
- Emailinfo@embassymozambique.se
- Telephone+46 8 666 03 50
Updated: 16 September 2026