The Speaker Faussio Mussa, Chief Economist at Standard Bank – Mozambique and Angola addressed various topics:
- Economic and social landscape post 24 August 2022 general elections and outlook
- Angolan reliance on oil sector and its implications
- Medium-term outlook: subdued investment, and moderating oil prices
- Oil sector performance versus non-oil economy
- Balance of payments current account developments and outlook
- Foreign exchange liquidity and FX rate outlook
- Inflation and monetary policy
- Fiscal performance
- Reform progress, ease on doing business, investment climate and opportunities
The session took about 2 hours with also a section reserved for Question and answers with around 40 members present.