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Over P150m invested by CEDA in Northern Region

Tiroeaone Ntsima. PIC LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
Tiroeaone Ntsima. PIC LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

TUTUME: The Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima, has revealed that the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has so far invested over P150 million in 943 businesses across various sectors in the northern region.

When addressing dignitaries and members of the community during the opening of a new branch here, Ntsima said that the branch is a testament to the agency’s commitment to entrepreneurship development and economic development.

He further said that the opening of this new branch aligns with the government’s broader agenda of economic diversification away from diamonds under the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP), Economic Inclusion Drive, the Reset Agenda, and the Transformational Strategy of uplifting communities through targeted, coordinated, and accessible support.

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