Africa-Press – Angola. The management of the country’s municipal markets may pass through a public-private partnership, in the near future, within the framework of the existence of investors interested in its greater dynamism.
According to the Secretary of State for the Economy, Ivan dos Santos, the Ministry of Economy and Planning has received many requests from private parties interested in its management.
Ivan dos Santos was speaking to the press this Friday, on the sidelines of the 1st Meeting of the Technical Support Group for the Informal Economy Reconversion Program (PREI), which, among other points, provided, for information purposes, information on the public tender for the implementation of public-private partnerships (PPP) in municipal markets.
In partnership with other ministries and provincial governments, the official believes it is a model to follow, which, in his opinion, will also guarantee infrastructure, in addition to making the formalization process more comprehensive, whose economic informality is estimated at nine million people across the country.
The process is already being defined, still according to Ivan dos Santos, stating the existence of some markets already defined by some provincial governments, with emphasis on Luanda, which will pass to private management.
“Certainly that, by the end of the year, we will have news regarding which market the first public tender for privatization will be launched”, he advanced, stressing that the markets will have new managers depending on the appetite of those who want to invest in the markets to make public-private partnership.
As an example, the province of Luanda controls 208 markets, according to data from February 2022. These, in 2011, recorded an average monthly income of 66 million kwnzas.
The 30 and Catinton markets are the biggest “wholesalers” in the food sector and supply other informal outlets.
Data from the Provincial Government, also from February 2022, detail that, in terms of distribution by municipality, Viana has the highest number of markets, a total of 77, followed by Cacuaco (27), Icolo and Bengo and Quiçama (12 each).
The list also includes the municipalities of Belas (11), Cazenga (17), Kilamba Kiaxi (14), Luanda (24) and Talatona (14).
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