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The authority is mandated to regulate all merger and acquisition activities taking place in Botswana, a responsibility that ensures that markets remain competitive and no firm assumes monopoly or undue market dominance in any sector.On Tuesday, the...

Under the agreement signed this week in Gaborone, the central bank will work hand in hand with Frontclear on drafting a money market diagnostic framework, a policy that will guide money market operations in the country.The local money market is a...

According to NBFIRA, complaints against brokers mainly stem from poor advisory services rendered to clients which leads to underinsurance of risks.Speaking at Botswana Life’s recent Broker Connect Conference, NBFIRA CEO, Oduetse Motshidisi said...

The spirited entrepreneur is bent on creating a platform that sparks conversations on how agriculture in Botswana can be made better and he does this through a renowned farmers market that is hosted annually in Molepolole. The farmers market is a...

Political party funding has been a bone of contention in Botswana’s political landscape, a plea that was initially argued for by political stalwarts of old like the late Dr.Kenneth Koma and others. By then Dr Koma and company held the view that the...

The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA), a government body overseeing anti-competitive practices, has expressed reservations about the merger, pointing out the dominant market share of the two companies in the country's energy...

In their presentation of the budget statutory paper to Parliament members, officials disclosed that the expected high deficit for the 2024–2025 financial budget may lead to a reassessment of debt ceilings and an increased reliance on borrowing to...

The company said for the quarter ending September, its sales picked to $56.9 million outperforming market expectations that diamond revenues will sink due to a subdued diamond market.A quarterly report released by the Canadian company noted that the...

Upon inception, the group had a mandate of curbing the instability of oil prices as the world was plunged in a global energy crisis following disruptions caused by decisions by oil producing countries. Over the years, this role has progressively...

The study looked at historical economic figures and the growth forecast going into the future, given the prevailing and forecast macroeconomic circumstances. The study was undertaken as part of a periodic obligation by the World Bank to member...

But as the Biblical manuscripts rightly point out: who builds a house without first considering its cost?To reach the status of a high-income economy, Botswana will have to significantly increase its wealth levels, a near doubling in Gross National...

As the world chatters a path towards digitising manual operations, local tech savvy entrepreneur, Kabelo Maverick, has been breaking ground with his company Digital Thread.Founded with the vision of being a company of the future, Digital Thread, has...

This makes the Middle East country the highest consumer of Botswana exports. Botswana, which is a mineral dependent economy, has diamonds and copper as her main exports, the two minerals which have been increasingly in strong demand in the Asian...

The Mine was tasked with saving P3.5 billion this financial year, but its general manager, Koolatotse Koolatotse told journalists last week that at least P3.7 billion had been achieved by mid-year.“Jwaneng was allocated P3.5 billion in savings and...

The SONA encapsulates the President’s account of past promises but most importantly, it privies the First Citizen with a chance to give his opinion on matters of national interest, which ultimately influences policy decisions going forward.The...