The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana decided to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75 percent at a meeting held on October 21,...
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a blow to the economic stimulus package and national development projects – it has forced the Government...
The government has decided to halt some development projects that had not yet commenced to make funds available for COVID-19 expenditure, BDF Mozambique deployment, and tertiary...
The annual inflation rate continues to rise in Botswana, reaching a high of 8.9 percent in July, a rise of 0.7 percent point on the June...
The first quarter of 2021 continued with unprecedented challenges emanating from the 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19. In Botswana, the economy continues to reel from the...
Bank of Botswana (BoB) has indicated that the rebounding of domestic economy will depended on successful vaccine roll-out which could help business activity to return to...
When delivering the National Budget Speech on Monday (1st February 2020), Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr Thapelo Matsheka indicated that government has come up...
On Monday Minister of Finance and Economic Development Thapelo Matsheka will open his full of anticipation briefcase, but with all the hallmarks of a government lacking...
Should Botswana’s revenue streams completely dry up to zero levels; the land locked country would only fend for itself for about 11 months. This was revealed...
Businesses, banks and household on Thursday midday received the much anticipated announcement from Bank of Botswana Governor, Moses Pelaelo, who said the central bank has decided...