NBC to benefit Francistowners

Adansonia Hotel
Adansonia Hotel

FRANCISTOWN: Residents of Francistown and its outskirts are holding their collective breath ahead of President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s debut address at this year’s address of the biennial National Business Conference (NBC) organised by Business Botswana (BB).

There is a heavy bout of optimism that Masisi’s address and the outcomes of the conference might spark an economic revival of the city that has been on a decline. Official proceedings of the two-day conference start on Monday at Adansonia Hotel.The conference themed ‘Breakthrough a High-Income Botswana - The Role of the Private Sector in Charting the Path’ will bring together senior government officials and business leaders and other influential stakeholders to come up with fresh ideas meant to make local businesses internationally competitive.

Masisi will feature in a session titled ‘His Excellency: A Conversation with the President’, which will be his main address. The session will provide an opportunity for the business sector to hear the President’s thoughts on the growth of business in Botswana.

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