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Investing in Botswana
Botswana's economy is still dependent on the mining sector, in particular diamonds, which contributes about a third of the country's GDP. The Government's strategy is to diversify the economy away from the mineral sector, hence an industrial policy geared towards export orientated manufacture. Potential investment opportunities are based on the availability of raw materials locally, or on imported raw materials for processing. The country's young and vibrant economy makes the potential and the choice of opportunities much wider for the prospective investor. The available opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following:
| Industries | Opportunities |
| Textile, Garments and accessories | Manufacture of various textiles and garments to take advantage f the Contonou Agreement and the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, which allow entry into the EU andUSAmarket free of duty and quota |
| Leather products | 2 tanneries are currently operating in the country. Opportunities are available in manufacturing leather products like bags, belts and jackets |
| Glass products | Raw material for glass manufacturing are available in abundance - silica sand quartz, quartzite, limestone and soda ash |
| Information Technology | Opportunities are available in call centers ,software development, data capture and processing systems |
| Jewellery | Cutting ,polishing and setting of diamonds and semi-precious stones |
| Tourism | Diversification into ecotourism, cultural, and educational development in other untouched and unspoiled areas |
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| 2010-06-08 Botswana ranked Africa's most peaceful country - Index ranks Botswana among the world's most peaceful countries; significant improvement measured since 2008 The newly released 2010 Global Peace Index (GPI) has once ranked Botswana as one of the world's most peaceful countries, as well as the most peaceful c ... [Read more...] |
| 2009-12-23 Minister of Trade and Industry Appoints BEDIA CEO- Mr. Jacob Nkate The former Minister of Education, Mr. Jacob Nkate has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) ef ... [Read more...] |
| 2009-11-27 BEDIA CEO Appointed Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry The CEO of BEDIA Mrs. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu has been appointed Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry. Mrs. Makgato-Malesu joined BEDIA in 2007 fro ... [Read more...] |
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