Global Expo Botswana 2016

Welcome to the Global Expo Botswana 2016

Attend one of the biggest international trade fair- Global Expo Botswana, 2016, promoting business investments...

Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) on behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Botswana, will this year (23-26 November 2016) host its eleventh edition of its premier business to business (b2b) multi-sectorial expo known as the Global Expo Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana under the theme "Unlocking Opportunities for Economic Growth". This major trade and investment platform offers one an exciting opportunity to do business in one of Southern Africa's and Africa's most stable and fastest growing economies, given its central geographical location in the SADC region.

Global Expo Botswana 2016
Why Global Expo Botswana
  • Meet buyers/sellers of your product
  • Take part in the Business Matchmaking
  • Enter into partnerships and Joint Ventures
  • Attend all business workshops
  • Take part in the Investment Forums
  • Meet the government procurement Divisions
  • Engage agents/distributors of your product
  • Explore new marketsa
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    Why Botswana
  • Located Strategically in Southern Africa and suitable to be used as a launch pad into the rest of the SADC markets of 200 million people N.B. SADC area is a Free Trade Area.
  • The country boasts political and economic stability which are unparalleled in the continent.
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  • Stable Macroeconomic environment & economic growth.
  • No foreign exchange controls.
  • Preferential market access to SACU, SADC, EU, MERCUSOR and US markets.
  • Duty free importation of Machinery to be used in production.
  • One of the lowest corporate tax rates in the region at 15% for manufacturing entities and 15% for International financial service companies while corporate Tax for other businesses is 22%.
  • Free market enterprise.
  • GNI per capita of around $14560 which is high by African standards and attests to purchasing power being prevalent in the economy despite small population base of around 2million people.
  • Relatively High sovereign credit ratings in comparison to other African countries e.g. by rating agencies such as Moody's, Standard & Poor, World Bank ease of Doing business, Transparency International; etc.
  • Low tax regime.
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