Anxiety over BPOPF P500m tender

Siwawa
Siwawa

Three local fund managers are anxiously waiting to see who will clinch the lucrative tender to manage the Botswana Public Officer Pension Fund (BPOPF) P500 million private equity funds.

The kitty is the first tranche of BPOPF’s trend setting P800 million private equity funds solely targeted for investments in Botswana only. 

Speaking at a media briefing in Gaborone this week, BPOPF acting CEO Lesedi Moakofhi said that a decision has been made on which fund manager has won the tender. 

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