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Masisi asks private sector to help fight inflation

Monday, October 17, 2022 | 2240 Views |

Reaching out: President Masisi speaking at the 16th edition of the NBC in Francistown

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored the private sector to help fight soaring inflation which is trending at 14 year highs. Masisi made the call here this morning when officially opening the 16th edition National Business Conference (NBC), a biennial event backed by Business Botswana.

The event brings together government and business leaders to come up with economic and business reforms to improve Botswana’s competitiveness globally.

The conference started today and will end on Wednesday. This year’s NBC is themed ‘Road Map to High Income – Accelerating Transformation’.

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Masisi asks private sector to help fight inflation

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored the private sector to help fight soaring inflation which is trending at 14 year highs. Masisi made the call here this morning when officially opening the 16th edition National Business Conference (NBC), a biennial event backed by Business Botswana.