Pula gains against rand

According to figures released by Bank of Botswana this week, in the 12 months to June 2014, the Pula appreciated against the rand (4.0 percent) and the yen (0.2 percent) while  depreciating against the pound (12.6 percent), euro (6.6 percent), US dollar (2.4 percent). On a monthly basis, the local currency appreciated against the rand (0.8 percent) while depreciating against pound (2.3 percent), euro (1.0 percent), yen (0.9 percent) and the USD (0.7 percent) in June.