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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Researcher Sam Jones said on Thursday that the creation of companies owned by politicians in Mozambique had risen twice as much as the number of companies created by people without political positions, warning that this can create conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen someone is in power, we see that the number of companies they open grows 30% more than other people who do not have political power, that is, they become more central to the business network, and the number increases by 50 to 100% more than in the case of people without political power,\u201d the researcher told Lusa on the sidelines of the NOVAFRICA 2022 Conference on Economic Development, which runs until today in Carcavelos, on the outskirts of Lisbon.<\/p>\n

Speaking following the presentation of a study on \u201cDoing Business while holding public office: Evidence from Mozambique\u2019s firm registry,\u201d the researcher from the World Institute for Economic Development of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) in Mozambique explained that the link between the business and political world is not necessarily bad, but warned of the strong possibility of conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Mozambique, when someone is in power, there is a moment when they open more companies, they become more important within the business world, this indicates that there is a very close relationship between the business world and the world of politics, which is not necessarily bad, but one should be aware that it can create major conflicts of interest in terms of political decisions,\u201d the British researcher told Lusa.<\/p>\n

Aske about concrete cases, namely those linked to the scandal of the hidden debts, Sam Jones answered: \u201cWe all know that there are some conflicts of interest, but we cannot assess this within the database. It is a quantitative study on who is in power and the growth of that person\u2019s business and his family\u201d.<\/p>\n

Laws to prevent business interests from overriding the public cause exist in Mozambique, but the main problem is the implementation of the legislation rather than the lack of regulation, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMozambique has some legislation, but the problem is its implementation, transparency is critical, the registration of assets of politicians and ideally that they are transparent as well,\u201d said Jones, noting that the areas where there is greater creation of companies by active politicians are in the provision of services to other companies, construction and finance and investment companies.<\/p>\n

The link between the business world and the world of public administration \u201cis not necessarily bad. The relationship is normal in many countries, but the possibility of conflicts of interest increases much more. The difficulty is having a business world that can contest and discuss public policies, rather than accept them, which is important in Mozambique,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

The study by the British academic covers the period from independence from Portugal, in 1975, to 2019 but focuses mainly on the 1990s, with increased business activity.<\/p>\n

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