O sector de construção em Moçambique e a integração regional desafios e estratégias competitivas: o caso da CETA, SARL

Abstract

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) regional integration process of the Southern African Development Community countries entered into force on January 1, 2008, with the creation of the free trade area. This process may lead to advantages or disadvantages, depending on the way in which the Government and economic agents of each country adopt their strategic position in view of the challenges arising from integration. The truth, however, is that each SADC member country must be prepared to obtain comparative advantages in the areas and sectors of activity that they best dominate and are different from other members, and to obtain gains from the integration and future union between the States. The construction sector offers great opportunities for increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mozambique and the region and for companies to leverage their turnover as the country's economy is growing at a good pace, with growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) above 7% per year1, influenced by the activity of the construction, mining, transport and communications and agribusiness sectors, which are more dynamic and with a greater relative contribution, compared to large projects2. This situation contributes to the expansion of education, health, the health network and communication channels. In the case of CETA - Construção e Serviços, SARL (CETA), the dominant strategy should focus on reaching the stage level of its strongest competitor, C.M.C. Africa Austral, LDA (CMC), particularly in the components: quality of services provided and the adoption of self-assessment models for the works, compliance with delivery deadlines, consolidation of young and efficient human resources, search for leadership in the road market ( main source of profitability), diversification of the portfolio by investing in new business areas and in the company's internationalization to promising markets in SADC, as the company already enjoys the privilege of being the largest Mozambican construction company and has been one of the few with an action throughout the national territory. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)