The Bank of Botswana notes, with disappointment, the recent media reports and commentary on its governance, following a submission by the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA) to…
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Agriculture is a highly climate-sensitive industry, and as climate change intensifies causing changes in climate patterns and more severe climate events, like floods or extended periods of dry spells during critical growth…
Small & medium enterprises (SMEs) are the engine of economic growth in Africa, particularly when small businesses develop their potential to expand and contribute to job creation. According to the World Bank,…
Significant events and shifts in geopolitics, global health, technology and climate change are transforming behaviours in the financial markets at an unprecedented pace. Investor confidence is challenged every day, and market trends are changing just as…
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the learning crisis in Africa by severely limiting access education. By early April 2020, the crisis had left more than 20 million pre-primary, 160 million primary, 56…
Misleading stereotypes, suggest that women aren’t natural investors and they lack the gumption to do what comes naturally to men in investing. Recent data, however, completely debunks this myth and, more interestingly,…
Leadership has always been and will always be about people. People will always remain at the center of it all. Especially in times like these, leaders must lead with purpose, foresight, clarity,…
As supply chains around the world are disrupted and the demand for certain types of food drops in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, questions have begun to emerge about Africa and…
At the meeting held on October 22, 2018, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Botswana decided to maintain the Bank Rate at 5 percent. The outlook for price stability remains…
What are savings? To answer this in a very simplistic manner, this is the amount of money that you have left after all your expenses have been paid for. Big or small,…