Botswana towers over peers in trade reforms

CAPE TOWN: Botswana’s leading role in ratifying the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) will reduce costs associated with trading of its goods and services by an estimated 13.2 percent.

This was said by an official of the  Switzerland-based institution at a workshop held here this week.

Parliament ratified Botswana’s commitment to the TFA in June this year to become the second African state to do so and the eighth country in the 161-member trade organisation.

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The corrupt must be punished

The findings reveal a disturbing pattern of misconduct and lack of transparency that cannot be ignored.The Tribunal, led by Judge President Justice Kabelo Lebotse, has rightly condemned the Ministry for its eyebrow raising conduct in awarding a P1.8 billion water tender to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Zhong Gan Engineering & Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd.The award was made despite alleged clear evidence that...

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