BBS profit down by 4%

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Mortgage lender Botswana Building Society (BBS) says its profit for the year ended 31 March 2009 fell by four percent to P66 million due to the economic slowdown and inflationary pressures.

Despite the profit knock, the Society's mortgage book grew by 20 percent while operating income was P135 million, an increase of P13 million on the previous year.

BBS Managing Director Pius Molefe said the reduction on profitability was caused by an increase in provisions as a result of difficult trading conditions emanating from the general slowdown in the economy.

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