Slash red tape, US trade captains urge

A team of executives from the Chamber, led by executive director Scott Eisner, last week completed a fact-finding mission designed to inform its 300,000 plus membership of the various investment and export opportunities in Botswana.

This year, the Chamber is stepping up its southern African focus, establishing a presence in South Africa and reaching out to Botswana, which Eisner describes as a "natural fit," among other potential targets. In an exclusive interview with BusinessWeek at the end of their fact-finding mission, Eisner cautioned that there was high competition in Africa to house each US dollar in investment.