Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD

International consultant, researcher; special correspondent - Botswana Gazette, Chair Botswana Climate Change Network, Government Advisor. Eternally hopeful.

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

More valuable than diamonds is a nation’s credibility. Is Botswana starting to risk theirs?

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

Autism is hardly recognized in Africa. It’s time that is should be.

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

The classical development economy model has been failing Botswana for many year. Time is right to change it. My item in The Botswana Gazette.

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Environment takes centre stage in Botswana

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

Oil refineries are taking off in Southern Africa but might they become sunken assets? My item ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

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Raising the living wage may give ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ an economic boost ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@ilo⁩

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Development times lines are generational my item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩

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Botswana’s economy increasingly unsustainable now controlled by debt financing.

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In the post diamond era? ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ needs to aim for efficiency. My item this week in ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@IMFAfrica⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

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Building more infrastructure has not led to more jobs and growth for many years. Botswana needs a new a new model based on doing more with less. ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@TheEconomist⁩

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A young influencer wakes ⁦@Botswana⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@UNICEFBotswana⁩ ⁦@Hatab_Botswana⁩

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Death by a thousand cuts as Botswana struggles to come to terms with a post diamond future. ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@DeBeers⁩ ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ ⁦@IMFNews⁩ ⁦@business⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@XHNews⁩

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@mixtorious1 @cnnbrk Bad because it is for the people of Venezuela to control the affairs of their country.

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

@BogoloKenewendo Thank you. Blessings to you too.

[Dr.Douglas Rasbash PhD @douglasrasbash]

@Ndaba_Gaolathe Belief in diamonds as being an economic savior is perfectly understandable because decision makers have know no alternative scenario.

However this time circumstances are very different and the resilience of natural diamonds to recover is no longer possible.

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Putting the cart before the horse. Building a large new city centre bus terminus without a public transport https://t.co/X5AnCbn4lS item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@gaboronecity⁩ ⁦@KetlhalefileFC⁩ ⁦@Gabz_FM⁩

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Formalization not consumption explains the surge in beef consumption in ⁦@Botswana⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@BWGovernment⁩ ⁦@WHOBotswana⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

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Building km without building factories is slowly killing Botswana’s economy. My item ⁦@gazettebw⁩ ⁦@duma_boko⁩ ⁦@BogoloKenewendo⁩ ⁦@IMFAfrica⁩ ⁦@WorldBankAfrica⁩ ⁦@UNDP_Botswana⁩

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@ZelenskyyUa The Russian military capacity must reduced.

What kind of peace can be based on the diminishment of defending armies and the expansion of invading forces.

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@AssaadRazzouk Keep it up Assad. There should be a new category of Noble prize specific to climate change.