Cash-strapped BR expects P25m loss
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Hopeful: Ntwaagae says this year’s loss is an improvement on last year’s performance PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The expected loss follows years of maintenance budget backlogs, including low volumes of freight and cargo transport.
Last year, BR posted a P90 million loss as its financial woes deepened. The entity attributed the losses to “financial pressures and governance irregularities that have festered over the years”.
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