Experts query Matambo�s growth projections
Friday, February 10, 2017
Among the factors that they highlighted as the weakness afflicting the country’s economy, are the weaker commodity prices and uncertainties regarding the global economy.
A public finance expert at the University of Botswana (UB), Emmanuel Botlhale said global economic outlook is not inspiring.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...