These will then serve as building blocks for the single African monetary zone, which we expect by the year 2021, with a common currency and a common Central Bank.
Background and Broad Structural Issues  Distinguished guests, it is common cause that the economy of Botswana has, over the last 52 years, recorded impressive growth and structural transformation, leading to the country attaining upper middle income status, currently with a per capita annual income of approximately USD 8 000.