News Botswana Currency: Economy under pressure, Botswana to allow currency to depreciate quicker
Botswana said on Thursday it will allow its pula currency to depreciate by 2.76% over the next year, a faster rate than previously announced, as its economy is under pressure because of a prolonged downturn in the global diamond market.
News Botswana Currency: TK engages Masisi over reconciliation
I have asked my brother, Honorable Tshekedi Khama, to return to Botswana and meet with President Masisi or whoever the President may appoint to meet with him, in order to commence the process of reconciliation in ours and the nation's interest.”
News Botswana Currency: Khama: Political parties spied on
Former President, Ian Khama has reported that the Botswana Democratic Party is under surveillance by some “various groups” further revealing that spying and infiltration has generally increased under President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s administration.
News Botswana Currency: Pula endures difficult 2022
The Pula endured a difficult period last year, dropping against most of the hard currencies and the South African Rand.
News Botswana Currency: Zimbabwe Parks Authority tightens security in Hwange National Park
It stayed with the group as they were being shown the construction of several buildings in northwestern Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park’s new campsite, “Makona”, located some 100 kilometres from the ...
News Botswana Currency: Crypto fraud shock: Batswana lose millions to scams
Just one cryptocurrency operator has approached the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) for licensing, as a three-month grace period to comply with the new law expired on Tuesday, Mmegi can reveal.
News Botswana Currency: Inflation returns to 13-year high
The rate of increase in the prices of goods and services reached 11.9% in May, the highest level since January 2009, powered by the recent adjustment in fuel pump prices.
News Botswana Currency: ALROSA sees increased domestic interest to investments in polished diamonds amid hard currency restrictions
Since early March, ALROSA has noted a multiple increase in interest among domestic customers to investing in polished diamonds amid hard currency restrictions. TASS was told this by the diamond miner’s media communications service.
News Botswana Currency: First Mutual raises US$5m in Botswana
Botswana based firm ... 588,3 million principally due to improved business written in foreign currency. Mr Hoto said the reintroduction by the authorities in July 2020 of the policy permitting ...
News Botswana Currency: Govt must come out clean on currency
Ever since the issue of the Zimbabwe dollar has been a hot potato after the currency continuously failed to justify its existence as the banned currencies pummelled it day-in and day-out.
News Botswana Currency: Zimbabwe business people involved in potatoes smuggling in Botswana
ZIMBABWEAN business people are reportedly involved in the alleged smuggling of potatoes syndicate with South African farmers and Botswana business men following...
News Botswana Currency: Southern Africa: Mozambique to Export Electricity to Botswana
Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, will provide 100 megawatts of non-firm power to Botswana, under a contract, valid for a year, signed on Thursday between EDM and the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
News Botswana Currency: The Scale And Challenges Facing Bitcoin Adoption In Africa Today
Africa is lagging behind in terms of achieving this goal due to a lack of regulation, a lack of trust, major regulatory bodies banning digital currencies, and a lack of cryptocurrency education.
News Botswana Currency: Unregulated cryptocurrency threatens global anti-corruption efforts
Cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets are emerging as the biggest threat to global efforts to fight corruption, as the largely unregulated sector provides anonymity for criminals to hide and transact in their ill-gotten gains.
News Botswana Currency: Botswana Central Bank Hikes Key Rate in Policy Overhaul
(Bloomberg) -- Botswana increased its revamped interest rate to counter inflationary pressures stemming from Russiaâs war with Ukraine. The central bankâs policy committee raised the yield on the main monetary operations instrument by 51 basis points to 1.
News Botswana Currency: Econet Zimbawe and Mascom Botswana launch 5G
Zimbabwean operator Econet Wireless and Botswana’s Mascom have this week both announced 5G launches that are to begin in their countries' capital cities.
News Botswana Currency: New heights attained in Zim-Bots ties
ZIMBABWE and Botswana’s bilateral relations yesterday attained new heights of friendship with the signing of five additional Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) as the two nations cemented fraternal relations on a wide-range of socio-economic issues.
News Botswana Currency: Zimbabwe and Botswana sign five MoUs
ZIMBABWE and Botswana yesterday signed five additional memoranda of understanding (MoU) as the two nations moved a gear up to cement fraternal relations on a wide-range of socio-economic issues.
