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28 Business

BITC investor centricity

is key

t a media engagement organized by BITC, the Chief
Executive Mr Keletsositse Olebile highlighted
Athat, “at BITC client centricity is key in order to
elevate a level of competitiveness in Botswana.” Investors
who come to Botswana for investment purposes BITC will
facilitate the availability of local skills or importation of
those skills where necessary, lifestyle amenities, peace,
safety and security.

The overall corporate performance for BITC during
2018/19 financial year is that it attained a performance
score of 94% during this period against an excellence per-
formance target of 80%. This financial year marked the
end of BITCs first year for its five-year strategic plan.

As part of the investor aftercare by BITC, Investors are en-
couraged to retain their investment in Botswana, expand
their businesses and diversify into other opportunities
available within the country. BITC also plays a key role in
generating new investment leads and making existing in-
vestors ‘Ambassadors’ of Botswana as a preferred invest-
ment location.

The CEO applauded his excellency President Masisi for tak-
ing a leading role of attracting investors in Botswana. As a
strategic achievement highlight BITC introduced a Board
of investment chaired by the President and membership
is drawn from key ministries. The key role for the board is
to unlock inefficiencies and challenges affecting the inves-
tors. During the media engagement session, the CEO took
time to announce the existence of BITC in Francistown as
part of BITCs strategic presence. He also explained that
BITC also encourages domestic investors to invest in Bo-
tswana.

BITC contributed three thousand five hundred and six-
ty-five (3565) jobs in terms of employment creation .
Four hundred and thirty-one (431) jobs were created
through FDI /Foreign direct investment. Two thousand
two hundred and thirty (2230) were through domestic in- BITC Chief Executive - Mr Keletsositse Olebile
vestments and nine hundred and forty though expansions.

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