Reforms needed to smoothen cross-border trade � BURS

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Trade integration can only be fostered by an open trade regime when a range of complementary policies are in place, a customs official has said.

Customs general manager at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Buhalo Mudongo said this during a public lecture on the Trans-Kalahari Corridor (TKC) held at the University of Botswana conference centre this week.

The TKC is a road network spanning the territories of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, right through to the Port of Walvis Bay.

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