Millennium bim ended its participation in the 11th Mozambique Mining and Exhibition Conference (MMEC 2025), reaffirming a clear conviction: the financial sector is a key piece in turning Mozambique's mining potential into shared and sustainable prosperity.
Over the two days of debates held at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo, on 7 and 8 May, the Bank stood out as a facilitator of inclusive solutions, with a focus on strengthening local content, corporate social responsibility and strategic partnerships between banking and the extractive industry.

During the conference, representatives of Millennium bim argued that the financial sector can and should drive the country's industrialisation, ensuring decisive Mozambican participation in large-scale projects, notably in the mining sector.

In this context, Aly Faruque, Director of Corporate and Investment Banking, highlighted the Bank's role as an active agent in the development of local content: “Millennium bim is, indeed, the Bank of local content. We are fully available to support Mozambican companies along the entire value chain, with financial solutions aligned with their real needs. Only with unity between banks, companies and institutions will we be able to turn the country's potential into shared prosperity,” he said.

João Milheiro, Director of Corporate Banking, reinforced the need to bring banking and the mining industry closer together: “The financial sector and the mining industry must go hand in hand. Millennium bim is ready to support companies and their suppliers with simple, fast solutions adapted to the local reality and, in this way, contribute to the sustainable growth of our economy”.

On the social side, Christine Ramela, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, reinforced the Bank's community-oriented approach: “For Millennium bim, social responsibility is a strategic pillar of development. It is not about giving, but about building lasting solutions with and for communities. We listen, we collaborate and we act to promote inclusion, education and social sustainability.”.

Taking part in MMEC 2025 consolidated Millennium bim's position as a strategic partner of the mining sector and a catalyst for sustainable development and national industrialisation.