Botswana reportedly ratified the pending income tax treaty with the Czech Republic on 26 August 2020. The treaty, signed 29 October 2019, is the first of its kind between the two countries. It will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply in Botswana from 1 July next following the date of its entry into force and in the Czech Republic from 1 January of the year following its entry into force.