Botswana falls in trade enabling rankings

BURS introduced scanners at the border in a bid to reduce barriers to trade
BURS introduced scanners at the border in a bid to reduce barriers to trade

Botswana has been ranked 88th with an overall score of 3.7 out of seven in the 2014 World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Report.


This represents a significant slide in rankings from position 54 that the country achieved in 2012.
In 2010 Botswana was ranked at position 53.

Editor's Comment
Our digital safety is in our hands

That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...

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