IMF urges Botswana to focus on viable projects
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Article IV Consultations are bilateral discussions whereby the IMF consults annually with each member to assess each country’s economic health and to forestall future financial problems.
An IMF delegation visited Gaborone in December last year for discussions on the Article IV Consultation with Botswana. The focal point of the discussions was on near term policies to offset the current economic slowdown and on the reforms and investments needed to foster diversification and inclusive growth.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...