AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoLocal Content & Skills: A Malabo-to-Mozambique energy reflection highlights how Equatorial Guinea experience helped shape “local content” as people-readiness, not just contracts—starting with building local teams and stakeholder capacity. Digital Payments Oversight: In Malabo, the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) discussed risks in digital payments where customer funds can pass through payment providers and aggregators, focusing on how funds move and how transactions are accounted for, with no new rules announced yet. Construction Equipment Market: Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is reshuffling its dealer network across Northwest and Central West Africa, naming MDA as authorised dealer for construction equipment including Equatorial Guinea, and expanding Movicortes’ coverage. Oil & Gas Services JV: Mermaid Maritime set up a Nigeria subsea services JV to work directly with TotalEnergies and other majors while meeting local content and regulatory requirements; the firm also has JVs in Equatorial Guinea. Regional Trade & Industry: A CEMAC-focused analysis warns intra-regional trade remains weak due to limited productive capacity, poor logistics corridors, and slow free movement—holding back manufacturing-led structural transformation.
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