Annual inflation rate decreases to 2.8% in March 2018

Annual inflation rate declined to 2.8% in March 2018, from 3.2% in December 2017. Compared to March 2017, inflation rate was

Real GDP growth slows in 2017, records grwoth of 2.4%

Annual GDP growth slowed in 2017 compared to 2016, recording year-on-year growth of 2.4% down from 4.3% growth in 2016. Both

Annual inflation rate was 3.1% in January 2018

Headline inflation rate fell to 3.1% in January 2018, recording the same rate as in January 2017 and 0.1% lower than

Bank of Botswana maintains Bank Rate at 5%

The Bank of Botswana's (BoB) Monetary Policy Committe (MPC) has maintained the Bank Rate at 5% due to positive price stability

Formal sector employment decreased by 0.8% in September 2017

The recently released formal sector employment data by Statistics Botswana for September 2017 continue to show an overall decrease in the