Botswana–Turkey relations

Botswana and Turkey have excellent relations.[2] Despite being landlocked and a largely desert nation, Botswana has achieved the world’s fastest economic growth since 1970 and was the only African nation to receive “A” credit ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.[2] Turkey, along with many other Western countries, ended all foreign aid because of the economic and material success that Botswana achieved.[3]

• Trade volume between the two countries was 2.9 million USD in 2019.[4]

• Turkey has been granting scholarships to Botswanan students since 2009.[4]

• Foreign relations of Botswana
• Foreign relations of Turkey

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