Briefing Paper

Botswana’s Enabling Environment for Economic Diversification: Plugging the Holes

“Botswana’s enabling environment for investment was assessed in a Report prepared by BIDPA and World Bank entitled “Diversifying Botswana’s Exports: An Overview” (2005). This Policy Brief presents the main findings of that assessment. It focuses on the achievements, challenges and the way forward for Botswana in providing a business environment conducive for economic diversification. To this end, the Policy Brief also provides a critical overview of what has been achieved so far, and identifies what remains to be done.”