Crude Awakening: Oil Markets Send Botswana Another Commodity Warning
Botswana could be confronting a period of higher oil prices if tensions in the Middle East persist. The recent escalation...
FNBB eyes non-interest revenue growth
First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) says it will focus more on non-interest revenue and diversify earnings as interest income comes...
Lucara evaluates more options for UGP financing
BSE-listed Canadian mining junior Lucara Diamond Corporation is exploring options to raise over $700 million to complete the Karowe Mine Underground Project...
FNBB pivots to fintechs and MNOs
First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) is seeking to collaborate with fintech firms and mobile network operators (MNOs) to accelerate the...
4% livestock tax to be abolished soon
The Income Tax Bill no.36 of 2025 which was published on the 15th of December 2025, proposes to annihilate the...
Tourism positioned as growth driver, but industry calls for policy reforms
Tourism is demonstrating its capacity to mobilise private investment and create jobs, Finance Minister and Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe said...
The Heat Turns On BoB
Finance tasks the BoB with providing unbiased, straightforward and objective advice “We are failing to adjust to new reality” –...
How the factory production can become an engine of growth
Minister of Finance and Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe says the government remains steadfast in its resolve to advance the private...
Botswana tightens its grip on mining profits
The government is in the process of passing new tax laws, which experts warn could affect Botswana’s mining industry. In...
Sefalana pauses expansion, cites depressed markets
Leading retail group Sefalana has announced a pause in its expansion plans across Botswana, Namibia, and Lesotho due to slow...
