Botswana: The Trap of a Well-Managed Resource Windfall
30 September 2026 Three days captured Botswana’s economic dilemma. On Tuesday, September 22, Gaborone announced that it had reduced its budget…
Tag: Economy
Botswana vows spending caution as it seeks bigger De Beers stake
21 September 2026 Government plans to improve tax collection, curb wasteful spending and diversify the economy as the budget deficit…
Botswana races to diversify beyond diamonds
18 May 2026 Botswana is accelerating efforts to reduce its dependence on diamonds as global demand weakens, and synthetic alternatives…
Botswana Economy Beyond Diamonds: Why Diversification Is Key to Future Growth
Botswana’s Economy at a Crossroads Botswana’s economy has long been built on diamonds – but that model is under increasing…
Govt fiscal discipline to drive economic turnaround
8 February 2026 Concrete signs are emerging that the country is successfully navigating the process of turning around the economy…
GDP surprises with 8.2% jump in third quarter
1 January 2026 The economy expanded by 8.2% year-on-year in the third quarter due largely to stronger diamond production, a…
Botswana and Malawi sign landmark trade deals to boost economic ties
8 July 2025 Botswana and Malawi have signed two key Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at enhancing trade, investment, and…
Africa should let some countries get rich first
15 May 2025 Each African country has its own economic advantages. These should be embraced rather than trying to focus…
Botswana economy hit hard as diamond slump deepens
30 April 2025 Botswana is bracing for deeper spending cuts and a widening budget deficit as a prolonged slump in…
Botswana seeks infrastructure boost to unleash tourism potential
25 April 2025 Botswana on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to addressing infrastructure gaps in the tourism sector, viewing them as…
Government digs deep to prop up Botswana economy
Newly released figures show that Botswana’s economy would have fared much worse had the government not pumped billions of Pulas…