He said the request came from his counterpart Dr Venacioio Massiugi who had talks with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He said he had asked Dr Massiugi to convey the request through President Armando Emilio Guebuza during his meeting with Abdullah.
He said financing was a major issue faced by many south African countries.
“With Exim Bank’s involvement, the loans will be a government-to-government matter,” he said.
Dr Jamaluddin had earlier taken part in the dialogue on Challenges and Opportunities for Growth, which was moderated by Guebuza and facilitated by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Global 2005 Smart Partnership International Dialogue here.
On his talk with Dr Massiugi, Dr Jamaluddin said he shared Malaysia’s experience in developing small- and medium-size entrepreneurs as an engine of growth.
He said Mozambique was impressed that Malaysia had an SME Bank to provide soft loans to those in the sector.
Meanwhile, Abdullah met smart partners and heads of states during lunch on the first day of the four-day dialogue and later visited a Malaysian textiles factory.
Autor: K.Y. Pung
Quelle: the star, 11.11.2005
