https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:11:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hikes-key-interest-rate-as-inflation-set-to-breach-target/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hikes-key-interest-rate-as-inflation-set-to-breach-target/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:11:29 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20744

30 April 2026 GABORONE, April 30 (Reuters) – Botswana’s central bank increased its monetary policy rate by 200 basis points on Thursday, saying…]]>

30 April 2026 GABORONE, April 30 (Reuters) – Botswana’s central bank increased its monetary policy rate by 200 basis points on Thursday, saying…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hikes-key-interest-rate-as-inflation-set-to-breach-target/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-central-bank-sees-inflation-slowing-this-year/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-central-bank-sees-inflation-slowing-this-year/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:50:02 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20423

26 February 2026 Botswana’s inflation will peak at just over 5% this year, down from a December forecast of 6.2%,…]]>

26 February 2026 Botswana’s inflation will peak at just over 5% this year, down from a December forecast of 6.2%,…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-central-bank-sees-inflation-slowing-this-year/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/rising-prices-loom-for-goods-and-food/ https://yourbotswana.com/rising-prices-loom-for-goods-and-food/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:30:41 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20385

17 February 2026 Batswana should brace themselves for a spike in the prices of goods and food items as Botswana’s…]]>

17 February 2026 Batswana should brace themselves for a spike in the prices of goods and food items as Botswana’s…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/rising-prices-loom-for-goods-and-food/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-policy-rate-at-first-meeting-under-new-governor/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-policy-rate-at-first-meeting-under-new-governor/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:12:33 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19835

4 December 2025 Botswana’s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday, citing continued weakness in the diamond…]]>

4 December 2025 Botswana’s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday, citing continued weakness in the diamond…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-policy-rate-at-first-meeting-under-new-governor/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-warns-u-s-tariff-could-hurt-exports-amid-rising-global-uncertainty/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-warns-u-s-tariff-could-hurt-exports-amid-rising-global-uncertainty/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:29:01 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18481

19 April 2025 Botswana’s central bank on Thursday warned that a 37% import tariff on its exports to the United…]]>

19 April 2025 Botswana’s central bank on Thursday warned that a 37% import tariff on its exports to the United…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-warns-u-s-tariff-could-hurt-exports-amid-rising-global-uncertainty/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-main-interest-rate-for-fourth-meeting-in-a-row/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-main-interest-rate-for-fourth-meeting-in-a-row/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:20:40 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18471

17 April 2025 Botswana’s central bank held its main lending rate at 1.90% on Thursday, citing balanced risks to the…]]>

17 April 2025 Botswana’s central bank held its main lending rate at 1.90% on Thursday, citing balanced risks to the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-holds-main-interest-rate-for-fourth-meeting-in-a-row/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-central-bank-holds-key-rate-for-third-consecutive-meeting/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-central-bank-holds-key-rate-for-third-consecutive-meeting/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:23:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18270

21 February 2025 Botswana’s central bank kept its monetary policy rate unchanged for the third meeting in a row at 1.90%…]]>

21 February 2025 Botswana’s central bank kept its monetary policy rate unchanged for the third meeting in a row at 1.90%…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-central-bank-holds-key-rate-for-third-consecutive-meeting/feed/ 0