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Taxonomy: Implementing Jurisdiction - Botswana


Botswana: Government bodies urged to buy local.

Measure #1513 | Published 8 Jun 2010 | Inception 25 Feb 2010 ▲

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 On 25 February 2010 the Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Maxwell Motowane, told government officials that they should buy locally produced goods so long as they met established standards.

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Botswana: Subsidies and loans for textile sector

Measure #1512 | Published 8 Jun 2010 | Inception 28 Jan 2010 ▲

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In response to greater import competition from East Asia and the global economic downturn in general, the Government of Botswana decided in January 2010 to introduce an employment-related subsidy and special loans for eligibile textile companies.

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Botswana: Budget statement and procurement discrimination.

Measure #1152 | Published 9 Feb 2010 | Inception 1 Feb 2010 ▲

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In the 2010/11 budget statement read on 8 February 2010, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning of Botswana announced a number of tax changes for profits and divident payments that were nationality-blind.

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Botswana: Proposed changes in procurement law to favour local companies

Measure #0993 | Published 2 Dec 2009 ▲

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In the president's State of the Nation Address on 13 November 2009, he said that the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) had been instructed to prepare a list of companies that produce goods loc

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