Relationship dossier
Botswana
Italy
Relationship assessment
Botswana and Italy maintain modest cooperation, including an agreement on investment protection.
Botswana toward Italy
+15The Government of Botswana joined Italy in an agreement to promote and protect investments, providing a concrete framework for bilateral economic cooperation.
Italy toward Botswana
+15The Italian Government joined Botswana in an agreement to promote and protect investments, providing a concrete framework for bilateral economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral investment agreement provides a durable basis for cooperation between the two governments. The known relationship is not characterized by a major bilateral dispute, but the extent of cooperation beyond this framework is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Botswana and Italy have a modest cooperative relationship, including a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments. The scope and practical impact of this arrangement are unclear, and the known facts support only a limited assessment of broader government cooperation.
Key developments
Botswana and Italy concluded an agreement to promote and protect investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- Details of broader government cooperation between Botswana and Italy are limited.