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While it analyses the tourism value chain, the report says the tourism policy, developed in 1990, has been in place for over 25 years, noting that some areas are less relevant to the current tourism market. It highlighted that there are also...

Senior accounts and taxation partner at Mazars Botswana, Ramnath Kadua told Mmegi Business that transfer pricing is a new topic in the country, noting that the government is contemplating on coming up with a legislation on transfer pricing. “Until...

According to the survey, optimism amongst businesses strengthened from a confidence level of 43% in last year’s second half to 48% for the current survey period, and is expected to rise further in the survey horizon for both domestic...

This follows the recent dismissal of an urgent application in which Mascom Wireless sought to challenge the directive from BOCRA ordering operators including Mascom, Orange Botswana and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) to...

In a recent horticulture value chain analysis and action plan study, Sid Boubekeur, head of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) regional office for Southern Africa, said one of the challenges identified in the value chain is lack of...

In February this year, the country exported P6.35 billion worth of diamonds, indicating a 16.4% increase from P5.45 billion over the corresponding month last year, according to recent data from Statistics Botswana (SB). More telling, however, is...

Addressing the 14th edition of the Botswana Resource Sector conference in Gaborone this week, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Sadique Kebonang said BOL is working on the funding model for the Francistown...

He said BB as the implementing agency is of the view that the implementation of the programme, which started in 2013, is short and that it should be a long-term programme. “For any change of attitude and behaviour in the way SMMEs run their...

The internet of things (IoT) is described as the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to collect and...

The experts are of the view that the spell of tight liquidity that has beleaguered the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) since the beginning of 2017 is not likely to ease any time soon. Motswedi Securities head  of research, Garry Juma said they expect...

The first phase, which was conducted between October and December 2016, entailed listing of all business enterprises and establishments in the country. Deputy statistician general, Burton Mguni informed a press conference in Gaborone on Wednesday...

This week the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security imposed a ban on the importation of domesticated and wild birds, their products and poultry feed from Zimbabwe. In a statement, the ministry said all permits issued for importing...

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large pool of people. The company, owned by the Moalusi family, plans to build 17 units for affordable housing, 13 for sale and four for rentals on...

Cryptocurrencies, described as digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security, are yet to be brought under any regulatory framework in Botswana. Bitcoin, a virtual currency whose value has been soaring in international markets in...

At a workshop for data producers and users in Gaborone this week, the deputy statistician general, Dabilani Buthali said there are low levels of coordination and information sharing in the National Statistical System (NSS). He said this is reflected...