Banking sectors sails unchartered waters

The banking sector sailed untested waters in 2014 as banks experienced shortage of deposits and liquidity coupled with reduced profitability.

At the end of the first half of 2014, asset quality remained stable and within normal range, while earnings and interest income were stable but non-interest income margins were constrained.

In the same year, major banks continued to experience constrained profits throught the year with Barclays Bank of Botswana’s Profit After Tax (PAT), leading the pack as its profits tumbled for the third reporting period in a row.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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