Author: Staff Writer

The Absa Africa Financial Markets index has ranked Botswana sixth in 2023, out of 28 countries which is an improvement from position eight recorded in 2022.…

Bank of Botswana (BoB) says it has initiated a working relation with Frontclear to help deepen and improve Botswana’s interbank market. Frontclear is a development finance…

Being here for 126 years is not a feat for Standard Chartered Botswana (Stanchart). It is a major deal that the bank has celebrated in a…

Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) says lab-grown diamonds are affecting some of Botswana’s colored stones, especially from the Jwaneng mine, one of the world’s largest diamond mines.…

At a recent Breakfast Seminar organised by the Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM), exchange-traded funds (ETF) generated heated debate over their true asset status. The discussion…

You may have heard the terms sustainable investing, social investing, mission-related investing or screening. They have been used interchangeably with Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) investing,…

Botswana’s inflation shot up by 2.0 Percentage Points (ppt) in September 2023, printing 3.2% year-on-year (y/y) from 1.2% in August. This was mainly attributed to elevated…

Standard Chartered Botswana has come to the market with 3 times better results for its half year ended 30 June 2023, reporting a 239% increase in…

Letlole La Rona’s (LLR) property assets are heavily weighted towards industrial which the company said has proved to be a resilient asset class over the years.…

Billions in pula of pension funds’ assets are expected to flow into Botswana in line with new Pension Fund Rules (PFR) which have set asset allocation…