AGOA returns, but structural constraints still loom
AGOA, which grants duty-free access to more than 1,800 product lines from eligible sub-Saharan African countries, expired in September 2025...
Rail revenue reaches P60.5 million
Volume of railed goods up 12.7% in Q3 2025 The volume and value of goods transported by rail increased in...
Government taps P97 million fund for FMD emergency response
Botswana is drawing down from an existing P97 million emergency response fund to avert a potential outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...
As households feel the squeeze, vehicle sales head for decline
Botswana’s vehicle market is expected to contract in 2026 as rising inflation, tighter monetary conditions, and unfavourable currency movements squeeze...
Botswana Diamonds looks to copper amid rough diamond market
Weakness in the global diamond market, coupled with rising demand for copper and other energy-transition metals, is prompting junior miner...
South Africa presses Botswana on long-running dairy protection
Botswana’s prolonged use of Infant Industry Protection (IIP) measures is limiting South Africa’s ability to expand dairy exports into the...
Big tenders are reserved for foreigners
Citizen-owned contractors are increasingly excluded from high-value public contracts that, according to Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Chief Executive Officer...
Will Agriculture Reclaim Its Lost Glory?
President Duma Boko set the tone by targeting an increase in agriculture’s contribution to GDP from about two percent to...
Active ETFs usher in a new era for local investors
Botswana’s capital markets have entered a new era with the launch of the country’s first actively managed Exchange Traded Fund...
Scheepers Brings Her Reform Agenda to BAMB
Lilian Scheepers, a seasoned agribusiness leader and outspoken advocate for structural reform in Botswana’s agriculture sector, has been appointed Chief...
