Botswana advised to establish AGOA office :: Mmegi Online

A consultant tasked with establishing the country’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) national response strategy says Botswana should consider setting up an office to coordinate all AGOA activities in the country.

Speaking this week during the validation workshop of the draft AGOA strategy in Gaborone, George Makore said the AGOA office should be headed by a coordinator to be assisted by experts in export development, investment promotion, and information dissemination. “The process of setting up the institutional structure should be initiated within 60 days of approval of the strategy,” he stated.

While the ministry of investment, trade and industry will be the custodian of the AGOA response strategy, Makore said the implementation requires continuous efforts by all parties driven by a high level body, coordinated by the ministry.

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Botswana advised to establish AGOA office

A consultant tasked with establishing the country’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) national response strategy says Botswana should consider setting up an office to coordinate all AGOA activities in the country.

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