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		<title>IMF warns against buying De Beers </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>14 December 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Botswana to reconsider its plan to increase its stake in&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMF-logo-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>14 December 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Botswana to reconsider its plan to increase its stake in&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Botswana Foreign Reserves show improvement but…</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The Government’s investment account, which was at one stage at a record low, is making a dramatic back, nearly tripling&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/yb-pula-money-stack-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The Government’s investment account, which was at one stage at a record low, is making a dramatic back, nearly tripling&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Botswana not equipped for remote working, IMF maintains</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic magnified a litany of deficiencies in the way many countries the world over operate.&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yb-work-from-home-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic magnified a litany of deficiencies in the way many countries the world over operate.&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Bank of Botswana: The Pula appreciates by 0.9% against the South African Rand</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The Pula appreciated by 0.9% against the South African Rand and depreciated by 1.2% against the IMF Special Drawing Rights&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yb-bank-of-botswana-office-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>The Pula appreciated by 0.9% against the South African Rand and depreciated by 1.2% against the IMF Special Drawing Rights&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>IMF to Botswana: It’s time for a new growth model</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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