Doing Business in Botswana Gabarone

EENI - Africa

 

Learning unit: Foreign trade and business in Botswana. Syllabus:


- Introduction to Botswana.
- The economy of Botswana. International trade.
- Trade agreements of Botswana. SADC.
- Doing business in Botswana - Gabarone.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Botswana.
- Case study: Debswana (Diamonds). Botswana Telecommunications Corporation.

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Course Southern Africa - Master Africa - Master International Business in Botswana. (Es): Botswana

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Course summary (Business in Botswana)

Botswana is advantageously situated in the heart of Southern Africa region with total market size of 200 million people. Botswana shares borders with Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The population of Botswana (1.8 million) is growing at the rate 3.5% annually. Setswana and English are main languages spoken in the Republic of Botswana. Christianity is the most prevailing belief system in Botswana, with well over 60% of the population.

Botswana has achieved impressive economic efficiency over the past decades. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Economic report on Africa-, places the Republic of Botswana in the lead of 5 other countries of Africa that have made most progress in developing policies that promote economic growth, with the objective of reducing poverty.

The economy of the Republic of Botswana is still dependent on the mining sector, particularly diamonds.

The Republic of Botswana is member of the Southern African development Community (SADC) - an International trade organization which gives access to a potential market of 200 million people- , SADC has its headquarters in Gaborone. The recently SADC Protocol on International trade is planned to liberalize regional trade by assuring reciprocal market access among member countries.

The Republic of Botswana has preferential access to the European Union through the Cotonou Agreement and to the United States through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

Botswana is also member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU : South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland). Southern Africa Customs Union is negotiating several trade agreements with other regions, the most advanced being the SACU-United States Free trade area (FTA) negotiations. SACU is also negotiating Free Trade Agreements with the European Free trade agreement (EFTA), MERCOSUR, India and the People's Republic of China. Botswana is also member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Example of the course doing business in Botswana:
Botswana Business

The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority is an autonomous private sector led organization to promote and make easy the establishment of export-oriented companies.

The government's policies of Botswana include strategies that maximize productivity and add value throughout economy increase flows of Foreign direct investment (FDI) by an attractive and transparent fiscal and operating environment, and enhance marketing products of Botswana through coordinated export promotion.

Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd is a sole partnership between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Centenary AG.

Botswana Telecommunications corporation (BTC) was founded in 1980 to supply, develop, work and manage national and International telecommunications services. BTC is a parastatal in which the Botswana government holds 100% equity.


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