the monitor

'Resilient recovery hinges on increased private sector participation'

World Bank country director for Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly
World Bank country director for Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly

Botswana can transform its economy, create jobs, reduce inequality, and achieve a resilient recovery from COVID-19 by increasing private sector participation and investment in its energy, water and sanitation, tourism, and other sectors.

This is according to a new report published TODAY??? by the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank.

The Botswana Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) highlights opportunities for investment and growth in Botswana and ways the country can achieve a more resilient, green, and sustainable economic future, including through regulatory improvements and diversification.

Editor's Comment
Tana project a welcome development

Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up