BSE looks to Budget Speech for uplift

With confidence levels at an all-time low on the market, hopes are now shifting to the national budget to be unveiled next month as investors wait keenly to hear how the government plans to respond to the axis of the global recession - the US, Europe and Japan.

The government being the biggest driver of the Botswana economy, investors are hoping that the budget will restore confidence in the economy, which should filter down to the bourse.