BEMA decries govt's 'misaligned policies'

Mwaba PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Mwaba PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) president, Nkosi Mwaba says while government has excellent policies for business, these are often misplaced and unhelpful for business.

The association held its 22nd Annual General Meeting on Tuesday under the theme ‘Reviving Local Manufacturing Industries for Import Substitution and Export Promotion’. Mwaba said legislative and policy reforms in the business sector should be guided by the actual needs of the private sector.

“We have excellent policies in the country although some of them are misplaced and others simply do not talk to each other,” he said.

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