<![CDATA[BEDIA Live RSS Feed]]> <![CDATA[Coal Export Could Generate P36 Trillion]]> <![CDATA[British Minister of Trade, Investment and Foreign Industry]]> <![CDATA[Tourism Sector expected to Boom ]]> <![CDATA[Big, better Global Expo 2007]]> <![CDATA[Global Expo Botswana 2008 Promotion]]> Global Expo Botswana 2008 will be held from 15-18 October 2008, at the Botswana Conference and Exhibition Center under the theme "Promoting Economic Diversification and International Tra...]]> <![CDATA[Vice President Pleased with Global Expo]]>  Botswana's third Global Expo was officially launched at a glamorous event held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre by His Honour the Vice President Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe on Oct...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana a leading and shinning democracy]]>  Multitudes from across the country had gathered at Parliament to witness the inauguration of the fourth President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama.<...]]> <![CDATA[Trade and Industry Snippet from His Excellency the President Lt. Gen Seretse Khama Ian Khama’s....]]> "Mr. Speaker, as part of our efforts to strengthen our resilience, we have to be aggressive in pursuing the import substitution initiatives in all Ministries to reduce unemployment and grow ou...]]> <![CDATA[Former President Mogae Recieves yet another Award]]> Former president Festus Mogae has been named "Africa's Man of the Year 2008" by Africa Today magazine.  The Former President, who stepped down from office in April 2008, was also named a...]]> <![CDATA[Business Directory Launched]]> The 2009 Directory of Citizen Owned Companies has been published and was launched by the Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry Duke Lefoko on Tuesday 27 January, 2009.

 

Th...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana Praised By Hillary Clinton]]> Former United States First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been reported to have given Botswana the thumbs up. It is reported that during the intense hearings to confirm her as US S...]]> <![CDATA[Honourable Minister Baledzi Gaolathe: Botswana's foreign reserves]]> The Honourable Minister has been reported to have laid to rest concerns about the implications for Botswana's economy of the current pandemic in the banking, insurance and property markets of the i...]]> <![CDATA[Trade and Investment Promotion-Budget Speech 2009]]> An extract on trade and investment promotion from Botswana’s 2009 Budget Speech themed “Turning Challenges in Opportunities-Building on the Achievements of NDP9”. The full speech was ...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana ranke number 1 in Africa for mining investment]]> According to the recently released Fraser Institute survey, Botswana has once again been named the foremost preferred destination for mining and mineral investment in Africa. The 2009 Fraser Instit...]]> <![CDATA[Allocate Industrial Plots to BEDIA]]> The Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry is reported to have pleaded with landboards to allocate land to BEDIA for the sake of investors during a Kgotla meeting at Tlokweng. He also explained t...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana should market itself Better]]> Deputy Director General for Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan, Yusifisa Kawamura, has been reported to have said that Botswana is not doing enough to sell itsel...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana hopes to Reap from SADC-FTA]]> Trade between Botswana and other countries in the su-region is expected to flourish following the implementation of the SADC Free Trade Area.

The SADC-FTA has come into effect as from the...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana again ranked among Africa's ICT leaders]]> The World Economic Forum's (WEF) 8th annual Global Information Technology Report 2008-09 was released yesterday, confirming Botswana's position among the developing world's leaders in the applicati...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana Receives an International Awards]]> H.H. the Vice President, Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe, was the Guest of Honour at the "2009 Celebrate Africa Grand Gala Awards Dinner", held in New York on Wednesday 13 May 2009.

  <![CDATA[World Bank ranks Botswana as a top Investment destination]]> It has been reported that World Bank researchers have ranked Botswana as Africa's leader in terms of potential investment destinations, according to the recently released Global Investment Promotio...]]> <![CDATA[His Excellency the President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama in Singapore]]>  

His Excellency the President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama visited Singapore this week a three-day O...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana Africa's priceless investment gem]]> World Bank researchers have ranked “Botswana as Africa's leader in terms of potential investment destinations.”

The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) has been shortlisted for the annual Africa Investor Investment and Business Leaders Awards under the category, “In...]]> <![CDATA[BEDIA wins Africa Investment & Business Leaders Awards ]]> The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA), emerged victorious at the annual Africa Investor Investment and Business Leaders Awards which were held in Cape Town last week Thur...]]> <![CDATA[BEDIA CEO Appointed Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry]]> The CEO of BEDIA Mrs. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu has been appointed Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry. Mrs. Makgato-Malesu joined BEDIA in 2007 from Barloworld Botswana where sh...]]> <![CDATA[Minister of Trade and Industry Appoints BEDIA CEO- Mr. Jacob Nkate]]> The former Minister of Education, Mr. Jacob Nkate has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) effective January 1, 2009.

...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana ranked Africa's most peaceful country - Index ranks Botswana among the world's most peaceful countries; significant improvement measured since 2008]]> The newly released 2010 Global Peace Index (GPI) has once ranked Botswana as one of the world's most peaceful countries, as well as the most peaceful country in Africa with an impro...]]> <![CDATA[Shanghai Expo comes to a successful ending]]> On the 24th of October 2010, at 10:17 hours, the World Expo Shanghai 2010 reached its target of 70,000,000 visitors. Eight da...]]> <![CDATA[BOTSWANA RANKED 3RD OUT OF 53 AFRICAN STATES BY THE MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION]]> The 2010 Ibrahim index of African Governance has ranked Botswana 3rd out of 53 African States, the index which is funded and ...]]> <![CDATA[BEDIA COURTS SENIOR EXPERTEN SERVICES (SES) FOR ITS EDP ]]> The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) has engaged the services of Senior Experten Service (SES) from Germany to assist with the training of l...]]> <![CDATA[INWARD INVESTMENT PROMOTION MISSION FROM AUSTRALIA FROM 7TH -8TH MARCH 2011]]> In an effort to foster new business relationships and continued foreign direct investment promotion, BEDIA in partnership with the Australia Africa Business Council (AABC) through the St...]]> <![CDATA[Botswana Excels in Mining Survey]]> Fraser Institute - Botswana among top ten mining nations with improved score


The Toronto, Canada based Fraser Institute released its la...]]> <![CDATA[INWARD INVESTMENT PROMOTION MISSION FROM CHINA]]> In an effort to foster new business relationships and continued foreign direct investment promotion, BEDIA is hosting a trade and investment promotion delegation from t...]]> <![CDATA[ECONOMY GROWS BY 9.6%]]>  Botswana economy grows amid news of global recession

GABORONE - Botswana's economy grew by 9.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 as compared to a 2.2 pe...]]> <![CDATA[The private sector is a key driver for economic growth]]> GABORONE - The private sector promotes sustainable employment through domestic and foreign investment. The sector, according to Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Mr. Ken...]]> <![CDATA[BOTSWANA 1ST IN AFRICA IN ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE RULE OF LAW]]> This week the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released its annual Index of African Governance, which as in previous years ranked Botswana 3rd in Africa in terms of our overall Good Governance...]]> <![CDATA[The Central Statistics Office records Gross Domestic Increase]]> Normal 0