Investor Presentaiton
SEZA
BOTSWANA
Botswana Line of Thought: Adoption of Contemporary Vision
(... with lessons drawn from proven international experiences in developing a successful SEZ programme)
Strategy
• Economic Zone strategy is
strongly linked to national
development, investment and
industrial strategies.
• Different Economic Zones in one
country are not fragmented
development initiatives; they will
be complementing each other.
Design & Management
• Move towards development of SEZs and
SZs (industry and services with high value
added
• Independent regulatory bodies backed up
by a Law (s.5, SEZ Act of 2015)
• Private sector development &
management of zones
• PPPs for infrastructure provision/PPP
financing
•
⚫ Cluster zone modelling and supply chain
management
Fully integrated zones with on-site
residence
Incentives
•
Focus on regulatory and
administrative incentives
Fully inclusive Single window
& one stop shop services.
• Innovative development.
policy incentives linked to
R&D, skills development,
SMES & regional
development.
•
Putting more emphasis on
backward & forward
linkages with local economy
• Existing firms will not shift
production to new zones to
avoid eroding national fiscus
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