Decentralise tenders, Francistown businesspeople plead

Friday, February 21, 2020

FRANCISTOWN: The business community here has urged government to decentralise the award of major tenders to different regions across the country.

The call was made in response to presentations about the state of the country’s competitiveness and Doing Business Reforms held by the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) recently.

Contributing to the debate, Francistown Knitters sales and marketing manager, Atamelang Ditiro said decentralising the award of tenders would stimulate regional local businesses.

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