2025-10-21
The Bank of Mozambique issued Notice No. 5/GBM/2025 and Notice No. 6/GBM/2025 on October 21, 2025, to expand statistical reporting requirements and establish climate risk management guidelines for credit institutions, financial companies, and payment system participants. Notice 5 mandates electronic submission of detailed monthly, quarterly, or annual data on securities, agency networks, interest rates, credits, deposits, foreign exchange operations, and the National Payments System, while repealing Notice 4/GBM/2020. Notice 6 approves integrated climate risk management guidelines requiring institutions to identify, measure, and report physical and transition risks through strategic frameworks, stress testing, and disaggregated data, with both notices entering into force 90 and 180 days after publication respectively.