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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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Econsult has a variety of clients including Governments, International and Regional Organisations, and the Private Sector. Key clients over the eight years of the firm's operation include:

  • Ace Gibb
  • African Alliance
  • African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (ACHAP)
  • African Development Bank
  • BancABC (Botswana)
  • Banco Nacional de Angola
  • Bank Gaborone
  • Bank of South Sudan
  • Barclays Bank of Botswana
  • Bergstan Africa (Botswana)
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Botswana Building Society (BBS)
  • Botswana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
  • Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)
  • Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM)
  • Botswana Life Insurance Limited (BLIL)
  • Botswana Post
  • Business Botswana
  • Capital Resources (Botswana/UK)
  • Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
  • Cash Bazaar Holdings Ltd
  • Central Bank of Lesotho
  • Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI)
  • Chatham House
  • CIC Energy Ltd
  • Citigroup South Africa
  • Committee of Central Bank Governors (CCBG) - SADC
  • Debswana Diamond Company
  • Debswana Pension Fund
  • DiamonEx (Australia/Botswana)
  • Deloitte and Touche (Botswana)
  • EOH Consulting (Botswana)
  • Financial Sector Development Africa
  • Finmark Trust
  • First National Bank of Botswana
  • Government of Botswana (Office of the President, National Strategy Office, Department of Public Service Management, Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency, Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Vision 2016 Council, Education Hub, Transport Hub)
  • Government of Zimbabwe (Ministry of Finance)
  • Health and Development Africa (HDA)
  • Imani Development (Mauritius/South Africa)
  • International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
  • International Growth Centre (IGC)
  • Investec Asset Management Botswana
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • KPMG Botswana
  • Letshego Financial Services
  • Lion Ore Ltd (Tati Nickel)
  • Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Initiative
  • Marketwork
  • Mascom Wireless (Botswana)
  • Namibian Social Security Commission
  • Nedbank Africa (South Africa)
  • Nedbank Capital (South Africa)
  • Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA)
  • Oikocredit (South Africa)
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
  • Peermont Global/Sun International (Botswana)
  • PPC Cement Botswana
  • PWC Consulting
  • Quiroz Galvao
  • Royal Monetary Authority, Bhutan
  • Rwanda Capital Markets Authority
  • Security Systems Ltd (Botswana)
  • Smartswitch (Botswana)
  • Social Security Commission (Namibia)
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • Stanbic Bank Botswana
  • Thomas Cook India Ltd
  • Tati Nickel Mining Co./ LionOre Mining International (Botswana/South Africa)
  • UNCTAD
  • UN Capital Development Fund
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA)
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Botswana & Uganda
  • UNAIDS
  • World Bank