ICT has declined in use but improved in economic contribution
The report presents Botswana Information and Communications Technology Statistics for the year 2020. It covers statistics relating to ICT infrastructure...
Botswana: A sweet tongued nation?
Meat products, mainly beef, account for 70 percent of all agricultural exports, followed by hides and skins (8 percent). On...
Botswana’s annual inflation rate set to dampen the Christmas spirit
The October annual inflation rate stood at 8.8 percent owing to the upward pressure which came from prices of Transport...
Air Passenger Movement still way low
It should be noted, however, that whilst the movement of goods suffered some setbacks, especially in terms of luxury imports...
No sign yet of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
The AfCFTA arrangement allows goods originating from Botswana and destined to members of the African Union to attract preferable lower...
Rail transport revenue down 3%
According to a recent publication on road network and infrastructure, Infrastructure made a net contribution of just over 2 percentage...
Annual inflation continues on a downward trend
This is according to figures released by Statistics Botswana in the “Consumer Price Index: September 2021” publication. The trend follows...
The merciful hand of Covid -19 on the road
The year 2020 saw a drastic decrease in road accidents. Figures produced by Statistics Botswana show that for the period...
Botswana, a growing Diamond Hub
The International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) monthly digest, which provides trade statistics on Botswana’s total imports and exports, shows that...
Botswana ranks high on overall human development
Better than SA, Namibia and Kenya in human development index Only Mauritius and the Seychelles have better risk response capacity...
