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Apr

29

Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) maintained at 2.40%

The Bank of Botswana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) at 2.40% at the meeting held in

Apr

29

DBGSS improves in Q1 2024

The demand for rough diamonds improved during Q1 2024, with the first two sales cycles of the year registering a sharp

Apr

29

International trade records a deficit in 2023

International trade activity slowed during the year to December 2023. The value of both imports and exports recorded in 2023 was

Apr

29

Economic growth slows in 2023

The Botswana economy slowed during 2023. Real GDP growth was 2.7% in the twelve months to December 2023, compared to 5.5%

Mar

18

Headline inflation unchanged at 3.9% in February 2024

Annual inflation in February 2024 was 3.9%, the same rate recorded in January 2024. Group indices were generaly stable recording marginal

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20 December 2019
De Beers’ rough sales totalled $425 million in December, the highest since April, as lower price levels and better profit margins ....
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20 December 2019
Forbes announced that it’s hosting the first-ever Under 30 Africa Summit in Botswana, April 19-23, 2020, a move that recognizes Botswana ....
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17 December 2019
 In November 2019, headline inflation decreased to 2.1 percent from 2.4 percent in October 2019. According to the latest data from ....
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13 December 2019
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana met in December 2019 and decided to maintain the Bank Rate ....
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10 December 2019
Finance and Economic Development ministry statistics published by the Bank of Botswana this week show that while the first quarter of ....
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29 November 2019
The IMF team has completed Article IV consultations with Botswana. Economic growth is forecast to slow to 3.5% in 2019 due ....
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18 November 2019
Headline inflation rate decreased to 2.4% in October 2019 from 3.0% in September 2019. Inflation rate decreased for Transport and Education ....
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15 November 2019
Botswana fell one place down on the recently released World Bank's Doing Business (DB) report 2020. Botswana performs poorly on the ....
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