Exporters Told To Prepare For Global Competition

Opening the annual general meeting of the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) last Thursday, Trade and Industry Assistant Minister Duke Lefhoko said these developments meant more intensified competition.

"It is therefore absolutely vital that our companies position themselves strategically to face this global competition," Lefhoko said. "For a long time, our companies have been inwardly focused, looking to Government as the main consumer of their products and services."  The minister's comments come short on the heels of the recent signing of the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement at the recent SADC summit in Johannesburg.