Infrastructure

The Botswana Telecommunications Corporation offers a variety of services, such as basic touch-tone telephone, fax, telex, internet, VSAT, paging system, digital PABX, Voicemail, Toll-free Lease Lines, and Packet Switched Data Services. Botswana has excellent communication facilities with Europe, USA and Asia, and the rates charged by BTC are competitive. The country is well connected via the earth-satellite station through Intelsat and the ISDN network which links Botswana to the outside world.

The country has a well-developed banking sector comprising the following banks: Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, First National Bank, and Stanbic Bank. These banks can advance both short and medium term loans, as well as working capital. The National Development Bank is another financial institution, which advances long term capital to the manufacturing sector. Botswana is at an advanced stage of establishing an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in the capital, Gaborone. The IFSC will be an excellent investment opportunity, and will go a long way in creating flexibility for conducting off-shore business.

Botswana is a true cosmopolitan society where peace and harmony are the order of the day. Excellent educational facilities exist in both public and private institutions with international recognition. The health-care system is well established, with fully-equipped public hospitals, private clinics, and a modern-day private hospital in the capital, Gaborone. There is a modern medical rescue and evacuation emergency service. Recreational facilities and other forms of entertainment include golf, casinos, yachting, ball sports, cycling, game viewing, swimming, etc. In short, Botswana is a place to invest and live in.