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BB vows to implement NBC resolutions

Firm stance: Nwako says BB will launch a digital platform to monitor all resolutions developed from private sector conferences and summits
Firm stance: Nwako says BB will launch a digital platform to monitor all resolutions developed from private sector conferences and summits

FRANCISTOWN: The country’s largest business lobby group, Business Botswana (BB), has vowed that it will put in place strong measures to ensure that resolutions taken at the biennial National Business Conference (NBC) become a reality.

The president of BB Neo Nwako made the remarks at the 17th edition of the NBC, which ended here this week. The conference which was themed 'Invigorating Economic Transformation through the Private Sector', attracted 500 participants from across the country, region, and internationally.

The NBC is the brainchild of BB, the premier organisation representing businesses in the country. For years there have been concerns that NBC is a mere talk shop and resolutions taken at events are never fully implemented. The NBC was set up to provide the private sector, government, and other stakeholders with a platform to have dynamic engagements on how the country can improve its economy and doing business environment.

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