They face similar global challenges, and have a similar set of policy tools for addressing economic stabilisation and structural reforms on their path to the next level of development. In this group of 24 countries, Botswana features in the top 10 in less than half of the major categories.
I need not remind you that Botswana is currently emerging from an economic downturn that has underscored the need to diversify the economy away from the dominant mining sector. The fact is that we cannot afford any more economic performance slippages. Let me highlight some of the key features of the country’s performance.