Global elections add to economic uncertainty
Chief economists at the World Economic Forum (WEF) have noted that deep uncertainty has characterised the global landscape in recent ...
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Inflation Could Drop Below BoB’S Lower Bound Range
Strong base effects could lead to inflation dropping below BoB’s lower bound range June inflation forecast to drop to 4.8 ...
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 ...
Experts say banks will weather near-term liquidity challenges
Botswana’s top five commercial banks make up 83 percent of total customer loans and advances and 86 percent of total ...
Economists say interest rate hike is not ideal
It would further hinder the domestic economy’s post COVID-19 recovery Higher interest rates impact on government’s cost of borrowing Should ...
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 ...
Stagflation exposes Botswana’s investment status
Stagflation is a theme that had been building traction towards the end of last year. The narrative considered three common ...
Botswana’s 2021 GDP growth will outpace finance ministry and IMF’s projections
With National accounts data for the first three quarters of 2021 showing that GDP was 13.5 percent higher than during ...
