Protectionism Leaves Agriculture GDP Falling Short
Botswana is yet to rip the full benefits of the restrictions on imports of some agricultural products imposed last year ...
Tag: Econsult
Diamond Prices Remain Under Pressure
Prices for natural diamonds are expected to continue to fall amid economic uncertainty in the two big markets – the ...
Power Plays and Fuel Fumbles
Economic think tank Econsult has highlighted the impact of maintaining artificially low inflation through subsidies, emphasising the burden it places ...
Economy faces gloomy future on depressed demand
Gloomy diamond demand cloud hope for ambitious ODC A new report on Botswana's economy makes a grim reading, highlighting the ...
End of Near Monoculture of Diamonds
Two Independent Reports Show Govt Revenue from Diamond Sales Declining Slightly Further. The first report by De Beers revealed this ...
Business Confidence Improves Despite Volatile Environment
But firms are worried by inflation and rise in access to credit Cost pressures continue due to Russia-Ukraine war Local ...
HATAB confronts Molao over vegetable import ban
The Minister of Agriculture Fidelis Molao might have stopped short of justifying the vegetable import ban imposed by government at ...
Protectionism could reverse Botswana’s export-led growth aspirations
It is inconsistent with global integration – Jefferis If we can’t do efficiently, there is no point – Absa economist ...
Botswana’s pie in the sky
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook report on growth forecast up to 2027 for every ...
The catch 22 of Serame’s fiscal policy
Govt warned to resist temptation to issue bonds lest it crowds out other participants Crowding out will be felt on ...
