Procurement Summary
Country : Botswana
Summary : RFP-CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVISED BOTSWANA EXPORTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Deadline : 05 Apr 2019
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 31584728
Document Ref. No. : 54082
Competition : ICB
Financier : United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
P.O. Box 54, Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: (+267) 363 3700
Fax: (+267) 3956093
Botswana
Tender Details
The overall objective of the consultancy is to develop the revised Botswana Exporter Development Programme, its implementation action plan and monitoring and evaluation framework for the Government of Botswana through the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) using the revised National Export Strategy (NES) 2019-2023, the evaluation report of the previous BEDP and other strategic documents relevant to the subject matter.The Government of Botswana's (GoB) priority to achieve export-led economy dates to the second Industrial Development Policy (IDP) of 1998. The IDP entailed a change of emphasis from import substitution to export-led growth. This reflected the realisation that export-led growth is more dynamic to support long-term growth better than the import substitution strategy, which is based on the relatively small domestic market.Botswana's export portfolio remains highly undiversified, with diamonds accounting for over 80% of the country's export earnings. The review of the National Development Plan (NDP) 10 indicated a steady decrease in the share of non-traditional exports during NDP 10. In 2009, the share of non-traditional merchandise exports was about 10%. It decreased to 8% in 2010 and had reached about 3% by 2013 The insignificant outcomes of past efforts call for a robust export-led growth strategy and programme to achieve the objectives of the NDP 11, Vision 2036 and to seize the opportunities of Botswana developing its export capacity and leveraging the potential of regional, continental and global markets. As such, a much more focused strategy and programme are needed to increase the share of non-traditional exports and achieve economic and export diversification in the economy. The revised NES 2019-2023 and revised Export Development Programme 2019-2023 envisage to adequately respond to these important outcomes. They strive to expand the frontiers of Botswana's national economy into re...
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