Botswana’s financial system stabilises, but the harder economic test begins
Botswana’s financial system is beginning to emerge from its recent turbulence, with foreign-exchange reserves rebuilding, banking liquidity improving and pressure...
For feedlot giants, FMD is a curse
Foot-and-mouth disease has turned into a costly crisis for Botswana’s feedlot operators, with JS Beef and Primefast facing an additional...
SMALLER BASKETS, TIGHTER MARGINS: RETAILERS FEEL THE SQUEEZE AS CONSUMERS CUT BACK
Botswana’s retail sector is facing a more cautious consumer, with households still spending but having less room to spend and...
Absa warns of non-mining sector slowdown as Botswana’s growth rotation favours mining
Economists at Absa have issued a warning regarding the trajectory of Botswana's non-mining sector, indicating that the segment is rapidly...
VAT leakage deepens in mining, manufacturing, trade and transportation
The country's VAT gap reached 5.8 percent of GDP in 2024, up from 4.9 percent in 2017, according to an...
STRONG INVESTMENT RETURNS LIFT BPOPF CLOSER TO P133BN TARGET AS CONTRIBUTION GROWTH SLOWS
Strong investment returns lifted the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund's (BPOPF) assets under management by 10.3 percent to P128.34 billion...
Economy Stuck on Confidence Deficit
Botswana’s economic recovery has yet to reach households and businesses, with consumer spending and private investment continuing to decline despite...
El Niño threatens to test Botswana’s economy again
Botswana could soon face another climate-induced economic stress test, with forecasts of a powerful El Niño later this year threatening to disrupt...
Coordination drives poultry success as sector targets P10 billion by 2030
Botswana has achieved self-sufficiency in chicken meat and table egg production and is now positioning its poultry industry for regional...
Commercial banks must play bigger role in rural industrialisation – Absa
Absa Bank Botswana Managing Director KeabetswePheko-Moshagane has called on commercial banks to take a leading role in financing rural industrialisation and supporting cooperatives,...
