UN struggling to assist middle income Botswana
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Since Botswana achieved middle income country status in 1992, international development partners have either reduced or altogether ceased monetrary aid, in lieu of ideas.
Moreover, UN development partners feel that, although the government invites them to participate in key planning processes, these invitations come rather late after some important initial planning had been completed.
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...