Business Botswana looks to bolster PPPs
Friday, September 02, 2016
The biannual conference, organised by Business Botswana (BB), will be held under the theme: ‘Botswana at fifty: Celebrating success and strengthening the public-private sector for sustained prosperity’.
According to BB chief executive officer, Racious Moatshe the conference will also focus on engendering trust between the public and private sectors, and strengthening partnerships for development.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...