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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook report on growth forecast up to 2027 for every country and for the world economy. In its projections, the institution slightly reduced the outlook for Botswana for 2022 to...

Russian diamonds can still benefit on ‘technicalities’ Kimberly Process constrained to deal with Russian diamonds Fear of anti-diamond sentiments emerge De Beers Group deploys blockchain for traceability Retailers may increasingly turn to lab-grown diamonds According to the Kimberly Process, in...

At least P1.50 increase needed to get to cost recovery We can’t protect everybody from loss in real income – policy advisor ‘It is about shielding the most vulnerable who don’t own cars’ Calls for efficiency of social safety net...

Food prices weigh on domestic demand Rising oil, gas prices drive cost of fertilizer Households exposed to changes price of staple cereals Food inflation is expected to be robust Over the course of 2022, Botswana’s inflation faces further upside pressure...

AfDB says slow economic transformation with limited economic diversification holds back Botswana from achieving high-income status by 2036 In a recently released Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2022-2026 for Botswana, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says it plans to support the...