BoB seeks to boost gov�t bonds

Sekwakwa PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Sekwakwa PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Bank of Botswana (BoB) and Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) are currently in talks with treasury to ascertain whether government bonds should be traded or not.

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee last week, permanent secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED), Solomon Sekwakwa said they are pinning their hopes on the outcome of the dialogue.

“We are currently in talks with the BoB and BSE and might find a better way of accommodating that and even include it in our guidelines,” he said.

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