Botswana retains top ranking in mining

Friday, March 07, 2014

The latest Fraser Institute survey of countries most likely to attract mining investment once again ranks Botswana as the best African country in overall attractiveness. This is however despite some signs of deterioration in most of Botswana’s policy factors.

This is the eighth year in a row that Botswana has enjoyed the honours, placing the country ahead of more advanced economies such as Portugal, Spain, Russia and most of the American states.

The key policy factors include administration of current regulations, environmental regulations, regulatory duplication, the legal system taxation regime, uncertainty concerning protected areas, disputed land claims and infrastructure.

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