Latest Economic News

May

25

Annual GDP slows in 2019, records 3.0% year-on-year growth.

The rate of growth of the Botswana economy slowed during 2019, as a result of contraction in the mining sector, particularly

May

25

Headline inflation rate increases to 2.5% in April 2020

Annual inflation rate increased to 2.5% in April 2020, up from 2.2% recorded in March 2020. The increase in inflation rate

Mar

24

MOODY'S AFFIRMS THE “A2” AND THE STABLE OUTLOOK SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING FOR BOTSWANA

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Botswana's sovereign credit rating of ‘A2’ for long-term bonds denominated in both domestic and foreign currency,

Feb

28

Botswana Seeks New De Beers Diamond Sales Deal by End of April

 Botswana plans to conclude negotiations with De Beers on a diamond sales agreement by the end of April to replace the

Feb

28

De Beers Posts Lowest Profit Since End of Diamond Monopoly

 Not since at least the early 2000s, when De Beers gave up its global monopoly on diamonds, has the company earned

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Welcome to Econsult Botswana (Pty) Ltd.

Econsult Botswana was established in 2005 by Dr Keith Jefferis, a former academic and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Botswana. Econsult works in Botswana, the Southern African region and further afield, and specializes in research, economic commentary and policy-related analysis in a variety of fields. 

Key areas of work include:

  • Macroeconomic policy reviews; analysis of monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policies
  • Analysis of macroeconomic data and trends in the economies of Southern Africa
  • Financial system development and banking sector issues; regulation and licensing of financial institutions; competition and access; stock market and capital market development
  • Economic impact analysis for industrial, mining and energy projects
  • Trade and industrial policy
  • Regional integration
  • Poverty analysis, social development and poverty alleviation policies
  • Analysis of the economic impact of HIV/AIDS
  • Regulatory reform

 

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Econsult in the news:

The Voice (Botswana) (December 2019)
Sunday Standard (Botswana) (November 2019)
Weekend Post (Botswana) (January 2019)
 
 
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