FDI precariously dominated by mining
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Kenneth Matambo.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
According to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 Status Report launched in Gaborone yesterday, FDI is dominated by mining at almost 75 percent share with the finance sector coming a distant second at 17.5 percent.
The retail sector comes in at third with a 2.26 percent share and manufacturing, transport and communication, construction and hospitality contribute less than one percent.
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