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The trek towards an export-led economy

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The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa has released its inaugural report on export competitiveness in Africa, highlighting Botswana’s well-known challenges: fantastic policy but structural challenges. MBONGENI MGUNI writes

Evolving into a diversified export-led economy is top of the government’s transformational agenda, holding the promise of the sustainable, diversified and knowledge-driven growth required to reach the high income status dream.

It’s the path that led the Asian tigers from their agrarian foundations to becoming some of the titans of global industry, finance and innovation today.

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