Copper shines amidst global surge in demand
The increasing global demand for copper is anticipated to drive a rise in prices, fuelled by markets experiencing a deficit ...
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Wages take up a large chunk of gov’t spending
An economist at First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) pointed out that allocating a larger portion of government spending to wages ...
Botswana’s Economic Odyssey in 2024
Diamonds in the rough Mining sector takes center stage With the performance of the diamond industry expected to remain under ...
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) ...
Experts expect ERTP to gain pace
As pandemic-induced base effects wear away, barring any global setbacks the sustained recovery in diamond demand will support the recovery ...
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 ...
Debswana’s CEEP leads beneficiation
At the recent Botswana Resources Infrastructure Energy Forum in Gaborone, delegates heard that the Debswana Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP) ...
How Inflation humbled BoB
At the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this year, Bank of Botswana governor Moses Pelaelo told the media that ...
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 ...
A tale of the Pula conundrum
Pula is considerably weak from a Trend Perspective – StanChart ZAR will remain resilient in the months ahead – Access ...
