Botswana forecasts economic rebound, budget focus on infrastructure
7 February 2024 Botswana sees a recovery in economic growth this year and plans to increase spending on infrastructure development…
7 February 2024 Botswana sees a recovery in economic growth this year and plans to increase spending on infrastructure development…
7 November 2023 Moody’s Investors Service, the globally recognised credit rating agency, has recently issued an updated sovereign credit rating…
7 October 2023 Botswana this week reported its strongest quarterly trade surplus since 2019, powered by copper exports in addition…
Access Bank Botswana has secured a $20 million loan from financial institution the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for…
4th April 2023 Botswana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 5.9% during the last quarter of 2022, as opposed…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms…
KASANE – Botswana’s economy is expected to get a boost from an improved tourism industry that has been on a…
The Botswana government fiscal position showed positive signs in April as foreign exchange reserves reflected growth, adding an extra billion…
Botswana’s trade balance appears to be improving, driven by a recovery in the diamond industry. In recent years, the country’s …
International credit rating agency – Moody’s, says it forecasts that the Botswana economy will recover in 2021, with real GDP…
The Government’s investment account, which was at one stage at a record low, is making a dramatic back, nearly tripling…
An economic slump, magnified by the downgrading of Botswana’s long-term local and foreign currency ratings, has made it imperative for…
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
Botswana’s economy is forecast to grow by 8.8% in 2021, an official said Tuesday. The improvement is premised on conducive…
The story of the rise of Africa, the result of consistent economic growth and political stability on the first continent…
Botswana has unveiled a US$115 million facility to assist local businesses with loans to weather the economic headwinds triggered by…
Debswana Mining will close its Damtshaa diamond mine in 2021 for three years, the president of the Botswana Mine Workers Union, Joseph…
Botswana is the third most economically free country in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. This information is contained in the 2020…
Official figures show that Botswana workers earn on average a net monthly salary of P6,620 ($578) after tax, against a…
The Assistant Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Molebatsi Molebatsi says the government through the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green…
Botswana‘s economy will rebound and grow 7.7% in 2021 from an 8.9% contraction forecast this year, on the back of…
According to international economic measures, Botswana has experienced long-term economic growth overall. Those same measures, however, also report that the…
The Pula appreciated by 0.9% against the South African Rand and depreciated by 1.2% against the IMF Special Drawing Rights…
The Botswana economy has recorded its biggest contraction since records began, officially entering a recession. The economy is expected to…
Botswana’s parliament voted Monday to extend by a further six months a State of Emergency (SoE) imposed to fight the…
Botswana, SADC’s fourth-largest economy, also retains that position in terms of the youth unemployment rate. “Nine out of the 13…