Sunday, April 27, 2025

Botswana sleepwalked into middle-income curse – UN

A new policy brief by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has highlighted how Botswana unwittingly slipped into the middle-income trap.

Warning that the country’s economic progress is stagnating despite past successes, the UNFPA states that “Botswana stands at a pivotal crossroads in its development journey.”

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