INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY IN BOTSWANA An overview of Botswana’s industries and the state of the financial sector as it pursues continued economic growth Writer: Ed Budds | Project Manager: Krisha Canlas
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otswana as a nation remains one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, with around 12 percent of its people living in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world’s poorest countries, Botswana has been busy transforming itself into an
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upper-middle-income nation, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. With an ambitious government mandate encompassing everything from investment promotion and attraction, export promotion and development, and management of the national
