Compared to the present environment, the outcome for liberalisation could include the following:   The ability of Bahamians to invest outside The Bahamas in foreign currency, absent the investment currency market premium; and the ability of non-residents to invest more freely inside The Bahamas in both long-term and short-term capital.
Nor should it be forgotten that Botswana’s commitment to prudent macroeconomic policies covered not only the years of diamond-generated budgetary and balance of payments surpluses; it was maintained during difficult times, which include the early years of independence and, more recently, the global financial crisis and economic recession.