Economy braces as pula review date draws near
Friday, October 31, 2025 | 210 Views |
Decisions due: The Ministry of Finance and BoB are working on the pula exchange rate policy review
The last review, done on July 10, resulted in a faster depreciation of the pula, whilst changes to the central bank’s trading margins for foreign currency with banks kicked off economy-wide price hikes.
Authorities said the measures were critically needed to arrest the decline in the foreign exchange reserves, which defend the value of the pula, and also support export competitiveness to boost forex inflows.
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