Middle-income Botswana mulls high-income status
Botswana’s Finance Minister, Kenneth Matambo on Monday revealed that Botswana is taking steps to transform its economy from a middle-income…
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New tax framework on the cards in Botswana says Finance Minister
Botswana has plans to improve the country’s tax landscape through legislative reforms, the finance minister has revealed. Addressing delegates at…
Botswana, China agree to take ties to new level as China write off 3 loans
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi in Beijing during which the two…
Botswana’s GDP growth accelerates in Q4 – stats office
Botswana’s economy expanded 5.5 percent quarter-on-quarter in the last quarter of 2017 following a 1 percent contraction in the…
Botswana’s economy projected to expand at faster pace
Botswana’s economy is projected to expand at a faster pace this year compared to last year as the mining…
IMF “pushes” Botswana to implement new tax law
The International Monetary Fund – IMF is reportedly piling pressure on the Botswana government to pass into law and implement…
IMF revises Botswana’s 2017 growth forecast as diamond demand rises
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Botswana’s 2017 and 2018 economic growth forecast due to rising diamond demand, investment…
France-Botswana double taxation avoidance deal to boost investment
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr Kenneth Matambo (pictured above) says the double taxation avoidance agreement between Botswana…
World Bank approves Botswana loan for water project
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr Kenneth Matambo, on behalf of the Botswana government, has signed a…
Positive diamond sector prospects could lead to growth for 2017/19
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Enrique Gelbard visited Gaborone from May 1-16 for discussions on the 2017…
Government support for Botswana mining and related industries trade show
The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security has confirmed its support for this year’s Electra Mining Botswana,…