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Local commercial banks experienced relief in their ability to have readily available cash to lend in the month of March, as repatriated pension funds provided a temporary remedy to the long-running liquidity crunch in the capital market.

According to Bank of Botswana (BoB) data, average liquidity in March increased from a shortfall of P305 million to an excess of P764 million, providing a temporary respite to the tight liquidity conditions that have plagued the banking sector for months.

In its most recent monetary policy report, the central bank noted that liquidity pressures had eased down as foreign capital inflows pumped capital into the local banking sector.

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Bank liquidity crunch eases but...

Local commercial banks experienced relief in their ability to have readily available cash to lend in the month of March, as repatriated pension funds provided a temporary remedy to the long-running liquidity crunch in the capital market.

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