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GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana held a national election on Wednesday to decide if one of Africa's longest-ruling parties stays in power for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic Party has ...
News Botswana » Central: UPDATE 2-Botswana holds monetary policy rate at 2.65%
GABORONE, June 15 (Reuters) - Botswana's central bank kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 2.65% on Thursday, saying it expected inflation to remain within the target range in the medium term.
News Botswana » Central: Botswana central bank governor urges structural reforms to diversify economy
Bank of Botswana Governor Lesego Moseki on Wednesday called for urgent structural reforms to diversify the economy and rebuild fiscal buffers, as the country grapples with a protracted downturn in the ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana central bank holds main policy rate, sees inflation decline
GABORONE (Reuters) -Botswana's central bank kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 2.65% on Thursday, saying it saw inflation gradually falling back within its target range by 2024. Botswana's ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana central bank holds main interest rate at 1.90%
FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at the entrance of the building of the Bank of Botswana in the capital Gaborone in Botswana, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo GABORONE, April 17 (Reuters ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana central bank keeps monetary policy rate at 3.5 pct
GABORONE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Botswana's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday unanimously decided to keep the monetary policy rate at 3.5 percent. Lesego Moseki, Botswana's central bank ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana’s Central Bank Sees Inflation Slowing This Year
Botswana’s inflation will peak at just over 5% this year, down from a December forecast of 6.2%, due to “stabilizing exchange-rate dynamics”, Bank of Botswana Governor Lesego Moseki said. Inflation ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana holds a national election where the diamond trade has become a central issue
Botswana held a national election on Wednesday to decide if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays in power for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic Party has governed the southern ...
News Botswana » Central: Botswana central bank holds policy rate, sees steady inflation
GABORONE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Botswana's central bank kept its main interest rate (BWRATE=ECI), opens new tab unchanged at 2.40% in a decision announced on Thursday, and lowered its average inflation ...