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NBC 2026: From Dialogue to Delivery

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Business Botswana’s management and organising committee briefed the media and sponsors at Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino on October 9 on preparations for the 18th National Business Conference (NBC), scheduled for Francistown from October 18–21, 2026.

Representing Business Botswana President Neo Nwako, Head of Policy and Research Mpaphi Tsholofelo reaffirmed the conference’s role as a platform for constructive engagement between government and the private sector.

He said Botswana’s changing economic landscape demands fresh thinking on investment, technology, skills and competitiveness, with business remaining central to economic transformation. Following the country’s 60th Independence anniversary, he added, the conference presents an opportunity to reflect on national progress and chart a more diversified economic future.

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