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About Moores Rowland International

Moores Rowland International (MRI) is committed to ensuring professional excellence and high service standards amongst member firms wherever they operate in the world. By creating a global network of mutual support and communication for 177 member firms located in 94 countries and their 20852 partners and staff in over 716 offices worldwide, MRI enhances their ability to be of service to their clients, both nationally and internationally.

MRI's mission is:

To be the Superior Choice of accountants, tax and business advisors to growing, owner-managed businesses and to larger organisations where niche market expertise exists.

About Moores Rowland Botswana

MOORES ROWLAND BOTSWANA AT A GLANCE

Our Global Association

Our Firm

 
Moores Rowland International (MRI) is one of the world's top ten associations of independent accounting firms providing business, taxation and management consultancy services to organisations throughout the world.

Moores Rowland's International profile facilitates the ability of its members to maintain professional excellence and high technical standards and mutual support among its members and thus enhances their ability to be of service to their clients both nationally and internationally.

MRI member firms provide clients with help in matters such as:

  • Business organisation in foreign countries
  • Taxation structures
  • Due diligence and assurance engagements in other countries
  • Acquisition of foreign subsidiaries
  • Legal and banking contacts in foreign locations
  • International business information
  • Information technology advice
  • Foreign market assessments
  • Export strategies
  • Management Consulting and Business Advisory Services

 

 
Moores Rowland, Botswana as known now, had its origins in 1954, as the first Organisation to provide Accounting and Auditing Services in Botswana.

Services Offered :

  • Accounting,taxation & Management
  • Strategic tax planning
  • Auditing
  • Strategic planning
  • Initial public offerings
  • Buying & selling companies
  • Due diligence audit & investigations
  • Management buy outs & buy ins
  • Raising capital
  • Reconstructions & reorganizations
  • Share & business valuations
  • Estate Planning
  • Administration of estates
  • Acting as company liquidators
  • Valuation & litigation services
  • Human resource services
  • IT Consulting Services
  • Project Management

Over the past 10 years our firm has developed into one of the best service providers. We serve a broad spectrum of clients in both the Government and private sectors.

We enter into strategic alliances with Citizens, wherever possible, on all major consulting assignments, which actively promotes Citizen participation.

The firm operates today from 4 offices located in Gaborone, Lobatse, Selebi-Phikwe and Ghanzi, by providing financial advice, accounting work, audits, etc to 3000 clients in all sectors of the Botswana economy.  The firm consists of 42 professionals, and 107 total staff strength.

Type of Clients

  • Companies with an annual turnover of between P1m (R1.5m) and P100m (R150m) in the manufacturing, trading, service & farming sectors.
  • Botswana Government departments such as tourism, ministry of education, ministry of local government & lands.
  • Non-profit organizations, eg. schools
  • Professional organizations like law firms, poly clinics, etc.

Long Term Plan and Vision

  • To be a leading provider of accounting, corporate and consultancy services to the private and public sectors in all parts of Botswana specialising in the mid-market segment.
  • To play an active role in furthering the development of the Botswana economy, by harnessing our long experience in the local market with Moores Rowland International's network around the world.
  • To contribute our best to the policy of citizen empowerment through strategic business advice to upcoming citizen entrepreneurs and providing professional training.  

About Botswana

Botswana Investment and Taxation Guide

Highlights

  • Stable democracy

  • No exchange controls

  • Currency convertibility

  • Sound foreign reserves (Pula 41 billion, over 39 months of import cover)

  • Favorable tax rates : Corporate income tax rates are: 15% for manufacturing companies, and 25% for others (lowest rates in southern Africa)

  • Ideal location (near major centres in South Africa)

  • Access to entire southern African market.

  • Good infrastructure

  • Rapid economic growth: GDP today is 12 times that in 1981

  • Stable, well educated, English speaking workforce, with comparatively low working costs, and free from militant trade unionism.

  • Good health and education facilities

  • Abundant opportunities for the keen entrepreneur

  • Botswana's economic growth was an impressive 9.1% (real terms) 13.8% (nominal terms) for 2000/2001. nearly 9%  average growth in the last 25 years.

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