Banking sector profits grows, despite poor service
Friday, December 20, 2013
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Four major banks (First National Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank and Stanbic Bank) continued their domination of the local banking market.
However, some small banks, notably BancABC recorded significant growth this year. First National Bank of Botswana balance sheet continued to increase in advances with the year on year growth registering an impressive 23 percent to close at a book record of P10 billion.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...