Meet our team - Dipopego Julius Tsheko

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• Spearheading Botswana’s Investment Strategy: Successfully driving Botswana’s domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) initiatives through the BITC Regional Office for India and Asia, fostering economic diversification beyond diamond dependency.
   
• Attracting High-Value FDI from Asia-Pacific: Orchestrated business seminars and C-suite meetings with high-net-worth individuals across India and Asia-Pacific, promoting Botswana’s investment potential.
   
• Facilitating Export Market Expansion: Enabled Botswana-based exporters to penetrate new markets in India and Asia by engaging with key chambers of commerce and industry associations.
   
• Promoting Economic Diversification: Advanced upstream and downstream beneficiation of minerals and natural resources, boosting Botswana’s industrial base.
   
• Driving Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Development: Promoted the creation of SEZs to attract investors, stimulate trade, and enhance Botswana’s regional and global competitiveness.
   
• Enhancing Trade Relations: Strengthened bilateral trade ties by arranging high-level stakeholder engagements with business associations across India and Asia.
   
• Leading National Export Strategy (NES) Implementation: Successfully executed NES initiatives, enhancing Botswana’s global trade competitiveness and export productivity.
   
• Developing Export-Oriented Enterprises: Championed the Botswana Exporter Development Programme (BEDP), nurturing and capacitating local businesses to achieve global exporter status.
   
• Operational Leadership of BITC Regional Office: Efficiently managed the administrative, financial, and HR operations of BITC’s India office, ensuring responsible fiscal oversight.
   
• Supervising Strategic Business Units: Oversaw four key business units—Global Expo Botswana (GEB), Export Development, Export Promotion, and Botswana Trade Portal—driving impactful trade and investment outcomes.
   

Result: A proven track record of boosting Botswana’s FDI, enhancing export markets, and driving economic diversification, positioning Botswana as a competitive player in the global economy.

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