BEDIA to help set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu, told Parliament on Monday that her ministry had decided to give BEDIA the task pending the development of a regulatory framework for SEZs.

The body will soon be merged with the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) to become the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre.  Makgato-Malesu said once functional, the autonomous body would be tasked with administering SEZs, specifically in terms of staffing, budget, spending and policymaking.