Bullish prospects for the manufacturing sector
Thursday, February 06, 2014

For several years the manufacturing sector was earmarked as the principal sector through which the twin goals of economic diversification and employment creation could be achieved.
Matambo highlighted that through efforts by agencies such as Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), Government will continue to promote domestic and foreign direct investment into the manufacturing sector. Government will further provide targeted fiscal incentives to major manufacturing projects to enhance value addition and competitiveness of their products.
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...