BSE goes live with new systems
Effective Friday 23 September 2022, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) went live with a new Central Securities Depository (CSD) system, a ...
Tag: Bank of Botswana (BoB)
Diamonds jack up Botswana’s exports to P25.8bn
Strong diamond sales rebound drives budget into surplus A robust increase in quarter-on-quarter total diamond exports powered Botswana's total exports ...
Cracks emerge in the banking sector
Banks Liquidity falls to 3.9% of total assets Liquidity is not a Panic-Button Issue (Yet) Excess Liquidity falls from P4.7bn ...
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 ...
‘Serame insulates MPC from political interference’
Said the Governor of the Bank of Botswana (BoB), Moses Pelaelo, at a media briefing this week: “Part of improvement ...
BoB unhappy about suppressed bond yields
Bond yields have not risen in tandem with inflation largely because investors are not bringing enough funds to bond auctions ...
A one-trick pony on inflation
The Bank of Botswana (BoB) was non-committal during an economic briefing this past week when the Business Weekly & Review ...
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 ...
BoB plays Catch-Up with Rate Hikes
BoB behind the curve Fitch forecasts policy rate to hit 3.65% in H2 2022, 4.15% in 2023 Fed’s hawkish stance ...
Russia-Ukraine war could lead to disparate currency blocs – Serame
Says the war has dampened prospects of inclusive growth and economic integration IMF director speaks of professions that enable corruption ...
