http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20 2026-04-14T19:59:11Z http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/172 Understanding the Firm-Level Export Diversification Characteristics in Botswana Kebakile, Pinkie Gertrude EXECUTIVE SUMMARY prerequisite for sustained economic growth in the country. • The growth and diversification of Botswana’s export bundle is undermined by the exporters’ inability to break into new export markets. • The main policy message is therefore that to transition from the upper-middle income status to high-income status by 2036, the country needs to nurture and develop the multi-product multi-destination exporters. Targeted interventions aimed at developing these exporters are therefore called for. his Policy Brief unravels interesting insights pertaining to firm-level export diversification characteristics in Botswana, which is an approach that views export diversification at the micro-level. The following are the key highlights from the Policy Brief: • Exporters whose export portfolios are varied in terms of products and export markets, commonly referred to as multi-product multi-destination exporters in the literature fetch high export values, which is Policy Brief 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/64 Abundant Resource Endowment: A Basis for Successful Economic Diversification Sentsho, Joel 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/63 EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: The Cost of Utilities for Business Sengwaketse, Margaret 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/62 Staple Food Prices in Botswana Grynberg, Roman 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z