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The rate of change in prices has been on an upward movement since the advent of COVID-19 when supply chain channels were disrupted and since then countries like Botswana have arms up against the price monster.The central bank this month pegged...

Despite government’s efforts through policy interventions and ramped up funding opportunities, SMMEs growth and survival rates have been plummeting with many of them protracted to playing only in the informal sector.An evaluation of SMMEs...

Vula is a purified water bottle company operating in Selebi-Phikwe. Despite being a young company with operations that started in August this year, it has muscled its way into the market, asserting itself as a force to reckon with in purified water...

In an interview with Business Monitor on the sidelines of a bell ringing ceremony last week, United Capital chairperson, Chance Kabaghe said the company is exploring an equity raise on the BSE depending on whether the bond capital float proves to be...

Delivering the Authority’s annual report overview last week, CCA CEO, Tebelelo Pule said consumers in the country are at risk of unfair business practices that emanate from practices that are not in line with fair business. This, according to Pule,...

The authority is mandated to regulate all merger and acquisition activities taking place in Botswana, a responsibility that ensures that markets remain competitive and no firm assumes monopoly or undue market dominance in any sector.On Tuesday, the...

Under the agreement signed this week in Gaborone, the central bank will work hand in hand with Frontclear on drafting a money market diagnostic framework, a policy that will guide money market operations in the country.The local money market is a...

According to NBFIRA, complaints against brokers mainly stem from poor advisory services rendered to clients which leads to underinsurance of risks.Speaking at Botswana Life’s recent Broker Connect Conference, NBFIRA CEO, Oduetse Motshidisi said...

The spirited entrepreneur is bent on creating a platform that sparks conversations on how agriculture in Botswana can be made better and he does this through a renowned farmers market that is hosted annually in Molepolole. The farmers market is a...

Political party funding has been a bone of contention in Botswana’s political landscape, a plea that was initially argued for by political stalwarts of old like the late Dr.Kenneth Koma and others. By then Dr Koma and company held the view that the...

The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA), a government body overseeing anti-competitive practices, has expressed reservations about the merger, pointing out the dominant market share of the two companies in the country's energy...

In their presentation of the budget statutory paper to Parliament members, officials disclosed that the expected high deficit for the 2024–2025 financial budget may lead to a reassessment of debt ceilings and an increased reliance on borrowing to...

The company said for the quarter ending September, its sales picked to $56.9 million outperforming market expectations that diamond revenues will sink due to a subdued diamond market.A quarterly report released by the Canadian company noted that the...

Upon inception, the group had a mandate of curbing the instability of oil prices as the world was plunged in a global energy crisis following disruptions caused by decisions by oil producing countries. Over the years, this role has progressively...

The study looked at historical economic figures and the growth forecast going into the future, given the prevailing and forecast macroeconomic circumstances. The study was undertaken as part of a periodic obligation by the World Bank to member...