AGOA: The failed American dream
Whereas an opportunity still exists to export local products to the lucrative United States market through the special access provision...
Behind the inexorable decline of banks’ profitability
Return of Equity almost flat between 2015 and 2020 Profitability of big banks declined from 57.6% in 2008 to 17.5%...
Pula–Rand exchange rate: a pain for domestic businesses
The poor performance of the local currency, the Pula, against other foreign currencies such as the South African Rand (ZAR)...
Gov’t opposed to scrapping of fuel levies to cushion consumers
Minister Moagi explains five govt levies on fuel and customs duty Says there is no levy on paraffin because paraffin...
Mining industry charts greener path
Industry strives to reduce carbon footprint New BCL Mine owners want to leave the environment in a better state Debswana...
TransUnion delivers Global Markets to local SMEs
D&B enables access to 355million business records from 30 000 local and global sources 25 000 Botswana entities are currently...
Serame explains Delay with Retirement Funds Act Amendment Bill
Says “complex” issues are holding back the bill Amendment to enable access to funds before retirement age included NBFIRA conducting...
Local companies lack expertise for certain power projects – Moagi
MP Greeff worried high capital projects go to foreign companies Moagi says power distribution projects are reserved for citizens Some...
Unsecured loans: a threat to household financial well-being
Even so, while total lending to households increased by 6% in the past year, BoB says trends point to the...
Eskom remains major supplier of imported electricity
SA utility supplied for 40.2% of imported electricity in Q1 of ’22 But Botswana is progressing to self-reliance with 63.5%...
