Diversification pays dividends for FNBB

Boakgomo-Ntakhwana
Boakgomo-Ntakhwana

First National Bank (FNB) says it has shifted its dependence on interest income in the backdrop of tightened competition in the banking sector, increased regulation and low interest rates. Bank of Botswana announced 200 basis points cut in interest rates between 2012 and 2013. In January 2014 it issued a further two-year moratorium, prohibiting any increase in banking charges.

In her commentary in the bank’s 2014 annual report released this week, outgoing FNB Chief Executive, Lorato Boakgomo-Ntakhwana, said with the delivery of the diversification strategy aimed at reducing dependence on interest income, the bank’s non-interest income during the year increased by seven percent.

She said ensuring that they were sufficiently resourced to comply with new regulatory requirements had been a costly but necessary exercise.

Editor's Comment
WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...

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