Lobatse benchmarks on Francistown

Thursday, August 21, 2014

FRANCISTOWN: Francistown City has set a trend as towns have come to benchmark on the Investment Forum Pitso that is currently ongoing in the city.

One council that was visible at the Francistown Investment Forum Pitso was the Lobatse Town Council, with its leadership taking their attendance seriously.

The investment forum is meant to bring investors from all over the world to Francistown so that it can be the targeted investment centre of vibrancy by 2022.

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Lobatse benchmarks on Francistown

FRANCISTOWN: Francistown City has set a trend as towns have come to benchmark on the Investment Forum Pitso that is currently ongoing in the city.

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