Which coutries show the most promise?

Mauritius, Botswana
and Tanzania
are the three
Southern African
Development Community
(SADC) countries that are
showing the most promise in
advancing their trade financing
policies – and thus facilitating
cross-border trade – this year.
This was highlighted in
FTW’s Trade Financing survey,
with respondents commenting
that there were numerous
opportunities for import/
export growth within the SADC
region, provided trade financing
barriers could be unlocked.
A United Kingdom-based
importer said that Mauritius
and Botswana had shown the
most promise as there were
fewer trade restrictions and the
countries had strong export
assistance programmes in place.
Respondents noted that
mining, oil and agriculture
industries in Tanzania,
Mozambique, Angola and
Zambia presented good
opportunities for growth.
“Tanzania has so much
promise and with good
governance and training
they can become one of the
most promising countries in
the SADC region,” said an
international shipping manager
based in South Africa.