https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:56:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economy-shrinks-5-4-in-fourth-quarter-mainly-due-to-mining/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economy-shrinks-5-4-in-fourth-quarter-mainly-due-to-mining/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:56:08 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20606

1 April 2026 Botswana’s real gross domestic product shrank 5.4% in year-on-year terms in the fourth quarter of last year, data showed on…]]>

1 April 2026 Botswana’s real gross domestic product shrank 5.4% in year-on-year terms in the fourth quarter of last year, data showed on…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economy-shrinks-5-4-in-fourth-quarter-mainly-due-to-mining/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-seeks-to-raise-debt-ceiling-to-weather-diamond-market-downturn/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-seeks-to-raise-debt-ceiling-to-weather-diamond-market-downturn/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:21:43 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20571

  26 March 2026 Botswana’s finance minister sought parliamentary approval on Wednesday to raise the country’s statutory debt ceiling from…]]>

  26 March 2026 Botswana’s finance minister sought parliamentary approval on Wednesday to raise the country’s statutory debt ceiling from…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-seeks-to-raise-debt-ceiling-to-weather-diamond-market-downturn/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-to-grow-3-1-pct-in-2026-despite-diamond-sector-challenges-says-vp/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-to-grow-3-1-pct-in-2026-despite-diamond-sector-challenges-says-vp/#respond Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:47:40 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19937 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-to-grow-3-1-pct-in-2026-despite-diamond-sector-challenges-says-vp/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:09:18 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19465

1 October 2025 The African Development Bank has called on Botswana to implement strategic reforms to boost economic growth and…]]>

1 October 2025 The African Development Bank has called on Botswana to implement strategic reforms to boost economic growth and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-could-unlock-116-billion-in-national-wealth-through-reforms-says-afdb/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-implements-initiatives-reforms-to-counter-u-s-tariff-impacts-bank-official/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-implements-initiatives-reforms-to-counter-u-s-tariff-impacts-bank-official/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 14:42:17 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18809

26 July 2025 Botswana is implementing several initiatives and structural reforms to mitigate the potential adverse effects of U.S. tariffs…]]>

26 July 2025 Botswana is implementing several initiatives and structural reforms to mitigate the potential adverse effects of U.S. tariffs…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-implements-initiatives-reforms-to-counter-u-s-tariff-impacts-bank-official/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:04:59 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15844

Surplus of 0.55% of GDP recorded in six months through Sept. Botswana is second biggest diamond producer in the world…]]>

Surplus of 0.55% of GDP recorded in six months through Sept. Botswana is second biggest diamond producer in the world…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/ https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:38:36 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14715

The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…]]>

The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/about-20-of-botswana-workers-living-in-poverty/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-looks-to-tourism-sector-to-heal-the-economy/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-looks-to-tourism-sector-to-heal-the-economy/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 14:15:46 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14610

KASANE – Botswana’s economy is expected to get a boost from an improved tourism industry that has been on a…]]>

KASANE – Botswana’s economy is expected to get a boost from an improved tourism industry that has been on a…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-looks-to-tourism-sector-to-heal-the-economy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-extends-botswana-sales-deal-as-it-negotiates-new-contract/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-extends-botswana-sales-deal-as-it-negotiates-new-contract/#respond Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:25:36 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=13868

De Beers Group said on Friday it has extended by six months a 10-year agreement with Botswana for the sale…]]>

De Beers Group said on Friday it has extended by six months a 10-year agreement with Botswana for the sale…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-extends-botswana-sales-deal-as-it-negotiates-new-contract/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/loss-making-parastatals-draining-on-downgraded-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/loss-making-parastatals-draining-on-downgraded-botswana/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:31:40 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12797 https://yourbotswana.com/loss-making-parastatals-draining-on-downgraded-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-to-close-damtshaa-mine-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-to-close-damtshaa-mine-in-botswana/#respond Sat, 07 Nov 2020 11:37:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11981

Debswana Mining will close its Damtshaa diamond mine in 2021 for three years, the president of the Botswana Mine Workers Union, Joseph…]]>

Debswana Mining will close its Damtshaa diamond mine in 2021 for three years, the president of the Botswana Mine Workers Union, Joseph…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-to-close-damtshaa-mine-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-3rd-most-economically-free-country-in-africa/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-3rd-most-economically-free-country-in-africa/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:46:56 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11931

Botswana is the third most economically free country in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. This information is contained in the 2020…]]>

Botswana is the third most economically free country in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. This information is contained in the 2020…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-3rd-most-economically-free-country-in-africa/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/cost-of-living-in-botswana-vs-average-monthly-earning-the-contrast/ https://yourbotswana.com/cost-of-living-in-botswana-vs-average-monthly-earning-the-contrast/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:51:08 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11897

Official figures show that Botswana workers earn on average a net monthly salary of P6,620 ($578) after tax, against a…]]>

Official figures show that Botswana workers earn on average a net monthly salary of P6,620 ($578) after tax, against a…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/cost-of-living-in-botswana-vs-average-monthly-earning-the-contrast/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-paradox-of-botswanas-strong-economic-growth-versus-the-rising-income-inequality/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-paradox-of-botswanas-strong-economic-growth-versus-the-rising-income-inequality/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2020 10:28:56 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11840

According to international economic measures, Botswana has experienced long-term economic growth overall. Those same measures, however, also report that the…]]>

According to international economic measures, Botswana has experienced long-term economic growth overall. Those same measures, however, also report that the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-paradox-of-botswanas-strong-economic-growth-versus-the-rising-income-inequality/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/ https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 11:56:26 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11775

Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…]]>

Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/government-digs-deep-to-prop-up-botswana-economy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-in-worst-contraction-since-independence/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-in-worst-contraction-since-independence/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:24:45 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11770 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-economy-in-worst-contraction-since-independence/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-urged-to-commit-to-abuja-declaration-targets-by-prioritising-health-systems/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-urged-to-commit-to-abuja-declaration-targets-by-prioritising-health-systems/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:01:49 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11710 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-urged-to-commit-to-abuja-declaration-targets-by-prioritising-health-systems/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-raises-limits-for-domestic-borrowing-to-nearly-3-billion/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-raises-limits-for-domestic-borrowing-to-nearly-3-billion/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:20:48 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11697

Botswana’s National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the doubling of the southern African country’s domestic borrowing to 30 billion pula (about…]]>

Botswana’s National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the doubling of the southern African country’s domestic borrowing to 30 billion pula (about…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-raises-limits-for-domestic-borrowing-to-nearly-3-billion/feed/ 1 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-can-and-must-repeat-its-past-economic-miracles/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-can-and-must-repeat-its-past-economic-miracles/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:12:24 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=11286

According to ‘The Global Competitiveness Report 2019’ of the World Economic Forum, Botswana is getting one or two important things right…]]>

According to ‘The Global Competitiveness Report 2019’ of the World Economic Forum, Botswana is getting one or two important things right…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-can-and-must-repeat-its-past-economic-miracles/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/ https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:45:45 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8916

Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…]]>

Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/economy-to-grow-by-over-4-percent-going-into-2020/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-new-tourism-policy-aims-at-creating-famous-wilderness-by-2036/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-new-tourism-policy-aims-at-creating-famous-wilderness-by-2036/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:49:43 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=7130

Botswana aims to have the most authentic and exciting wilderness in the world by 2036, offering unparalleled nature, heritage and…]]>

Botswana aims to have the most authentic and exciting wilderness in the world by 2036, offering unparalleled nature, heritage and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-new-tourism-policy-aims-at-creating-famous-wilderness-by-2036/feed/ 3 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-under-pressure-to-reboot-stalling-economy/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-under-pressure-to-reboot-stalling-economy/#respond Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:35:57 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5858

  Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that he is under pressure to get Botswana’s stalled economy moving again to…]]>

  Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed that he is under pressure to get Botswana’s stalled economy moving again to…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-under-pressure-to-reboot-stalling-economy/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/imf-and-botswana-discuss-policies-to-increase-economic-growth/ https://yourbotswana.com/imf-and-botswana-discuss-policies-to-increase-economic-growth/#respond Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:42:05 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5143

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Gaborone during May 22 – June 6, 2018 to hold discussions…]]>

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Gaborone during May 22 – June 6, 2018 to hold discussions…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/imf-and-botswana-discuss-policies-to-increase-economic-growth/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-third-on-social-protection-poverty-eradication/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-third-on-social-protection-poverty-eradication/#respond Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:10:09 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=3847

  Botswana has been ranked the third top African country when it comes to spending on social protection services and…]]>

  Botswana has been ranked the third top African country when it comes to spending on social protection services and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-ranked-third-on-social-protection-poverty-eradication/feed/ 0