Why Botswana Lags Behind In Competitiveness

Joconia Malunga giving an update on doing business reforms PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
Joconia Malunga giving an update on doing business reforms PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) says Botswana has slipped by five positions in the 2019 doing business report as a result of failure to urgently deal with concerns cited in previous reports.

Botswana is ranked 86 out of 190 countries in the report.

MITI’s senior industrial officer, Joconia Malunga said recently that other some countries have implemented and completed a number of reforms.

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