But there are risks too, such as the accumulation of so-called “global imbalances”, which were a key underlying cause of the global crisis. All of you will be aware of the difficulties that the world economy has experienced in recent years: the financial crisis that began in 2007 and led to the deepest recession since World War II.
While encouraging you to work very hard over the next one and half days, those from outside Botswana please do not forget that, once back home, you will be invariably asked about the City of Gaborone’s landscape of shopping malls and other social amenities.