Invest Botswana

We want to assist you with Investing in Botswana. Get Business Opportunities in Botswana as well as to search for and connect with leading Companies and Investors in Botswana. We also provide a list of key Government trade advisors who assist you with doing business in Botswana and other relevant business information on Botswana. Specifically, we offer three digital portals that are FREE to use and will be of interest to you: the Africa Business Community,  Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard and our closed AFSIC African Investments Dashboard.

The Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard is an award-winning free digital platform with millions of impressions that allows you to promote your own business, make “calls for business” or look for business and investment opportunities in Africa. Business Opportunities that have been uploaded to our Africa Business Opportunity Dashboard will be promoted to global users of our Africa Business Community using our proven technology. Want investment, or to find a business partner, are you selling real estate etc, do you have goods, products or services you want to promote? If so our Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard is for you. View some of the business opportunities uploaded by our Africa Business Community here. Institutional Investors looking for investment can add themselves to our closed AFSIC African Investments Dashboard – after you have uploaded information about your investment opportunity we can send it directly into the inbox of many of Africa’s most important investors. To benefit from any of these options join our Africa Business Community today FREE !

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Country overview: Botswana is located in Southern Africa. It shares its border with South Africa on the South, Namibia on the West, Zimbabwe on East and Angola and Zambia on the North. It gained independence from United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. It is a Parliamentary Republic with its President sitting as the Head of State and government.  Its capital is Gaborone and has an administrative structure divided into 10 districts and 6 town councils. It runs a Unicameral National Assembly which serves as the legislative arm of the government. Botswana main ethnic groups are Setswana, Kalanga and people of European ancestry. English is the official language while Setswana is the main local language. Christianity is the major religion. It has a mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also a customary and common law. It has an area size of 0.58 million sq km dominated by the vast Kalahari Desert. The country’s geographical position provides investors with access to the regional market (SADC) of 16 countries with an estimated 200 million population and GDP of $600bn.

Demographic Information: Botswana has an estimated population of 2.32 million comprising mostly of younger population (less than 25 years) which makes up about 48.9% of the population, those in the age bracket of 25-64 years makes up of  about 45.6% of the population and above 65 years age group makes up of about 11.5% of the population. Average population density is estimated at 4 inhabitants/km2. In terms of human development indicators, it has a life expectancy of 66.9 years (Women) and 62.8 years (Men). It achieved universal primary education with a 103.24% Primary enrolment rate in 2015 and overall literacy level of 88.5% as at 2015.

Broad Economic Overview: Botswana is a stable democracy having achieved political stability since its independence. It is rich in natural resources and is the biggest producer of diamonds in the world by value. It is a market-oriented economy, and one of Africa’s highest sovereign credit ratings.  Ecotourism in the country’s extensive nature reserves has helped the country to achieve diversity of  its economy. It has consistently achieved a modest GDP growth in the past 5 years having grown 2.9% (5yr compound growth) over the period. Its currency is Pula which is pegged against the South African Rand and the SDR, which consists of the US dollar, Japanese Yen, Chinese Renminibi, the Euro and the British Pound.  Main export includes Copper, Diamond, nickel, beef, textile etc. Major imports include petroleum product, foodstuff, machinery, metals product, transport equipment etc.  

Investment Opportunities: Botswana is ranked 3^rd in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in terms of economic freedom, and its overall score is well above the regional and world averages. It has a generally sound legal protections for property rights that are enforced in practice and is rated the least corrupt country on the continent. It has a vibrant financial sector that promotes economic diversification and a well-functioning capital market. Key priority sectors that is being promoted by the country for investment includes: Mining and base metals sector, such as gold, uranium, copper, nickel, coal, manganese and mining services, Mineral beneficiation–  Diamond trading, cutting and polishing, jewellery manufacturing and diamond related services, Agriculture– Grain, fruit and vegetables, irrigation, dairy farming, leather (raw hides and skins), pork and beef products; ICT – innovative money operations, e-Waste, TV White Space, TV Broadcasting, e-Health, BPO and Call Centres and e-Commerce, software and app development and ICT in agriculture; Health sectors- Diagnostic facilities (imaging and laboratory), pharmaceutical manufacturing, manufacturing of biomedical equipment, medical tourism; Automative – Supply of parts and components to South Africa’s automotive sector, supply of replacement parts for vehicles of large scale projects, expansion of existing component manufacturing industries, R&D services, diversification of after-sales services for private and commercial vehicles and the establishment of skills development / training facilities for auto mechanics and technician; Infrastructure- Transportation and logistics etc.

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African Development Bank: www.afdb.org

African Investments: www.africaninvestments.co

AFSIC – Investing in Africa Event: www.afsic.net

BBC Africa: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa

Investing in Africa: www.invest-in-africa.co

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