Business Botswana looks to bolster PPPs

Racious Moatshe (left) and Obonye Malope briefing the media on the upocoming conference PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Racious Moatshe (left) and Obonye Malope briefing the media on the upocoming conference PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The need to strengthen relations between the public and private spheres will be the highlight of the upcoming National Business Conference (NBC) billed for next week in Francistown.

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.

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