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CCA, BNPC sign MoU

Inked deal: Majaule and Modongo at the MoU signing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Inked deal: Majaule and Modongo at the MoU signing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) and Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint research toward promoting competitive sectors.

Through the MoU, the two entities will share information on research findings that have a bearing on productivity and competitiveness, joint policy briefs and advocacy programmes about constraints on competition, and regional and international competitiveness.

Speaking at the signing ceremony this week, BNPC acting General Manager Teedzani Majaule said the organisation recognised the growing need to continuously engage the CCA as the main consumer protection agency in the economy.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

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