World Bank Ranks Botswana�s Poverty Alongside Zim, Ethiopia, Malawi

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In what is sure to raise eyebrows at home and afar, a World Bank report has lashed at skewed wealth distribution in Botswana and boldly stated that despite its rapid economic growth and high per capita income level, Botswana is still plagued by many development problems common to low-income countries.


That list of low income countries in Africa include Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Benin.

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