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The name change was part of BBS's application for a banking license, which was granted by Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) in September this year.In October 2022, Bank of Botswana formally granted the company the license to...

In the past the Authority had an arrangement with the Botswana Unified Revenue Service that allowed a person to export up to 100 litres for own use without the need for an export license.However, BERA said they have noted that such an arrangement is...

In most instances, a record-high number of SMEs have been indicated to fail within their early years of conception.Usually, SMEs require growth and expansion which can come if businesses have access to markets beyond their borders. Often at times,...

This follows the implementation of the statutory instrument on school uniforms which prohibits the importation of school uniforms into the country.Speaking to Tecla Evans, the ATAB president, through this partnership he said, they aim to bring...

Ministry of Entrepreneurship launched The Ministry of Entrepreneurship was established following the rationalisation of ministries, parastatals, and public entities to provide leadership and overall policy direction, strategy, and standards for...

The corporation embarked on the resource optimisation exercise in May this year to ensure the business and its people could evolve and thrive in the rapidly changing industry of telecommunications and technology.According to a statement from the...

The project will also create employment and alleviate poverty in both countries.The Trans-Kalahari railway line will cover 1,500 kilometres from the Mmamabula coalfields in Botswana to Walvis Bay, Namibia.It will connect to the railway line down to...

The money will be used to finance the commission's growth strategy, the Meriting Strategy.This comes after BMC approached the government in July with a request for financial assistance to undertake reforms through its Meriting Strategy.The...

The GEMS mentorship programme seeks to promote the participation of girls in STEM by providing a prospect for girls to flourish in STEM subjects.The 2021–2022 GEMS programme had female senior secondary students from Maun, Shakawe, Ghanzi Senior...

Through this partnership, FNBB has committed P500 million towards the MCM programme, which will provide exclusive access to funding for MCM Citizen-Owned Business Partners.The objectives of the agreement are to leverage the mining value chain...

The BITC’s survey was designed to gauge the investment climate for businesses that it supports, in the interests of increasing domestic investment and export earnings, while also promoting Botswana as a place to live, invest and work.The survey,...

The informal sector contributes about six percent to the economy, while the formal contributes eight percent, the study done in collaboration with the Botswana Institute Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) says.The research, unveiled by the two...

This year the hackathon saw the participation of young Batswana innovators create sustainable digital businesses that will address the challenges facing the agricultural sector, AgriTech.Participating teams presented their solution to a panel of...

BTTE, which has been held annually since 2013, is a business-to-business forum where global wholesalers and retailers meet with local tourism operators. BTTE will host 28 countries from across Africa, Europe, the USA, Asia, and Australia through...

Speaking at the 2022 Association of African Development and Finance Institutions (AADFI) CEO’s forum, Gare said with the increasingly limited resources from governments, DFIs are now expected to mobilise resources to meet the fiscal gaps and...