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Botswana slips in doing business rankings

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Botswana has slipped eight positions down the ease of doing business rankings with paying taxes, access to electricity and credit cited as among the major hindrances to conducting business in the country.

According to the World Bank’s 2015 Doing Business report released this week, from the 189 countries surveyed, Botswana is now placed at position 74 from a revised position of 66 last year.

The Doing Business report sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations.

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