Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services has released an update of Botswana’s 2016 sovereign credit rating, which reaffirms the ratings of ‘A-’ for long term bonds and ‘A-2’ for short term bonds…
Month: October 2016
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Botswana on November 4th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs…
Friday 21st October 2016 saw celebration and indeed recognition of exceptional women in business at the annual Women in Business Association (WIBA) Excellence Awards, this year held at Travel Lodge in Gaborone. Continuing…
African countries can experience significant economic growth and poverty alleviation if competition in consumer markets and key sectors is increased. This is according to a report which was presented in Cape Town,…
The agreement will see BPC lease excess optical fibres from its network to Liquid Telecom, creating a new telecoms network provider with extensive reach across Botswana. The agreement was signed by Jacob…
President Ian Khama has appointed Moses Pelaelo as the Governor of the Bank of Botswana (BoB) with effect from October 21, 2016. Pelaelo joined the BoB in 1990 as Senior Bank Examiner…
DHL Express the world’s leading international express services provider, has been certified as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Employers Institute at the prestigious Top Employer 2017 ceremony on Thursday 13…
Patrick Masambu, a Uganda citizen and former chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has been elected director-general of the US-based International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (ITSO). Masambu was the…
The Governor of the Bank of Botswana, Linah Mohohlo, has just returned from Washington DC where she participated in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, in…
The Competition Authority said it has received a notification for the proposed acquisition of all moveable fixed assets (plant, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, furniture and fittings and computer equipment) of Sally…