Resurgent BDC targets P750m investment deals

Friday, December 13, 2019

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The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) plans to spend up to P750 million on various new projects this year, bolstered by resurgent finances and an P800 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB), BusinessWeek has learnt.

Five years ago, the state investment company was steeped in losses, mainly the result of high profile investment failures in which an estimated P700 million was lost.

While the 2014-2019 strategic plan ushered in recovery, critics of its early years said divestments from various assets were papering over the Corporation’s real state of affairs and propping up profits.

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