Capital Conferences is hosting the first "Botswana Economic Forum" in Gaborone at the Gaborone International Conference Centre on June 11th 2008.

Platinum sponsor

The objective of the conference is to increase foreign direct investment into Botswana. The audience will be senior executives of international companies investigating the possibility of establishing substantial subsidiaries in Botswana.

Media sponsor

The conference timetable has been developed to allow delegates an excellent overview of Botswana's economic, political and social environment allowing them to make informed decisions on inward investment into the country.

Presentations will be made by leading corporates and leading government figures from Botswana and the programme will cover:

• Local taxation
• The “International Financial Services Centre”
• An overview of the economic and political situation in Botswana
• The  Botswana property market and costs of buying or renting
• Infrastructural issues including electricity, water and telecoms
• Staff availability
• Access to debt finance and equity financing
• Listing on the BSE

Why Invest in Botswana and why attend the Botswana Economic Forum?

1. Botswana is ideally placed as the gateway for cross-border financial services in Africa and farther afield. The Botswana IFSC is a world-class professional vehicle for this activity.
2. With its stability and harmony, strong economy, developed banking and financial services sector, good communications infrastructure and its location at the crossroads of southern Africa Botswana is well positioned in every sense.
3. The capital, Gaborone, is less than an hour by air from Johannesburg, South Africa, with several commuter flights daily in both directions operated by two carriers.
4. Telecommunications and data communications, already good, are being further upgraded to enhance capacity and international connectivity.
5. Botswana is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), a tariff-free grouping that includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.