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The Role of Africa in the Global Economy: The Contribution of Regional Cooperation with Particular Reference to Southern Africa

Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-06)

The paper discusses Africa's importance in the world economy. It asserts that Africa's importance has declined over the years. The decline coupled with extreme poverty in most of Africa calls for analysis of possible ways ...
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Botswana's Beef and Maize Sectors

Fidzani, N.H; Makepe, P; Tlhalefang, J (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-08)
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Botswana: Their Characteristics, Sources of Finance and Problems

LISENDA, LISENDA (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-12)

The study analyses the characteristics of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Botswana, highlighting educational background of owners and exposure to business related training, geographic location of enterprises, premises ...
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Botswana. Results of the pilot phase of a project sponsored by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Institute for Development Policy

Duncombe, Richard (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1998-10)

The paper analyses the role of information and communication technologies (ICT's) in small and medium enterprise developments in Botswana. It outlines the economic and policy background to SME development, and presents an ...
International Stock Market Linkages in Southern Africa

Jefferis, Keith; Okeahalam, Charles; Matome, Tebogo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-01)
The African Growth and Opportunity Act : a preliminary analysis of the possible opportunities and limitations to Botswana exporters

Peloentle, Montle (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2002-05)

The paper identifies products that have received substantial trade concessions as a result of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which would otherwise carry a tariff rate of 15% or more when exported to USA. It ...
Competition and Trade Policy: The Case of the Botswana Poultry Industry

Grynberg, Roman; Motswapong, Masedi (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2011-09)

The poultry sector is the most successful example of import substitution in Botswana with the country having achieved national self sufficiency. The paper describes the value chain in the industry and shows how, given ...
SACU Revenue Sharing Formula: Towards a Developmental Agreement

Grynberg, Roman; Motswapong, Masedi (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2012-07)

The South African Customs Union (SACU) Revenue Sharing Formula (RSF) has been revised substantively twice; once in 1969 and in 1994-2002 since the creation of the customs union in 1910 and each time the changes in the ...
Is the Botswana Pula Misaligned?

Taye, Haile Kebret (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2013-01)

The objective of this paper is to assess whether the Botswana Pula has been misaligned or has been consistent with economic fundamentals. To do that an equilibrium exchange rate is estimated using data from the 1st quarter ...
Key Issues in the Textile and Clothing Sector in Botswana

Motswapong, Masedi; Grynberg, Roman (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2013-01)

This paper considers the performance of the Textile and Clothing (TC) sector in Botswana and reviews various national and international incentive schemes aimed at developing TC exports. The analysis shows that domestic ...
Water Pricing and Policy in Botswana

Grynberg, Roman; Sekakela, Kedibonye (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2013-02)

This paper examines water pricing in Botswana for both ground and piped surface water. In Botswana it has long been recognized that the use of ground water for large scale mining is unsustainable. This paper argues the ...
Towards a Diversified Economy: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential, Prospects and Challenges for Electricity Exports from Botswana

Sengwaketse, Margaret (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2014-07)

The paper assesses the prospects and challenges of coal-fired power exports in Botswana. Specifically, the study analyses how supply factors, that is, resource availability; environmental concerns; infrastructure and ...
The Impact of Trading with China on Botswana’s Economy

Sekakela, Kedibonye (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2014-09)

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of trading with China on Botswana’s domestic and third markets. The paper also assesses the structure and magnitude of Botswana-China bilateral trade. Botswana’s ...
Impact of Internationalization on Firm Performance in Botswana

Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-08)

Internationalization can affect a firm’s performance. This study determines how a firm’s engagement in international business activities affects its performance in Botswana. The study uses the Ordinary Least Squares ...
The Impact of Business Regulatory Quality on Private Sector Investment in Botswana

Sekakela, Kedibonye (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)

A market-friendly regulatory environment is key for private sector investment. In this paper, we examine the impact of business regulatory quality on private sector investment in Botswana. The paper finds that the ...
Key Drivers of Industrial Growth

Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)

manufacturing sector value added as the proxy for industrial growth. It employs the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration approach using annual time series data for the period 1983 to 2015. Empirical results ...
Tobacco Control in Botswana

Gaetsewe, Tshepiso; Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), 2025-06)

Botswana has one of the highest adult tobacco-use rates in the WHO African Region. Despite measures and policies put in place to control tobacco consumption, there is still a widespread use of tobacco products in the ...

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