Botswana businesses the most upbeat in the region

A report complied by international business consultants Grant Thornton says despite energy cost and consumer demand concerns, businesses in Botswana are more optimistic than they were in 2008 and are more upbeat about the future than their counterparts in the region.

The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) 2009 shows that Privately Held Businesses (PHBs) in Botswana are more optimistic about prospects for 2009, the only country this year with an increase of 15 percentage points from an optimism/pessimism balance of +66 percent in 2008 to +81 percent in 2009.