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TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Trade and Investment with the UK

In 2007, UK exports to Botswana amounted to £20.4 million, while UK imports from Botswana were valued at £1.6 billion, largely diamonds.

Development

Sound economic policies and diamond revenue have made Botswana a middle income country, having been one of the poorest countries in the world at the end of the 1960s. But this does not mean that the country is without critical developmental challenges. Chief among these is the incidence of HIV/AIDS, often estimated to be over 30% of the population, (although this figure is disputed).

Because of Botswana's status, the Department for International Development withdrew from a traditional bilateral assistance relationship with them in 2004/05 and instead contributes to Botswana's development through work with multilateral agencies and through a programme of regional initiatives, including HIV/AIDS and trade.

Department for International Development work in Botswana

UNDP in Botswana

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Botswana

Address:

Botswana High Commission
6 Stratford Place
London W1C 1AY

Telephone:

(020) 7499 0031
(020) 7647 1000

Fax:

(020) 7495 8595
(020) 7409 7382

Office hours:

Mon-Fri 0900-1700 

Website: bohico@govbw.com