Economy growth steadies in lukewarm 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
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According to figures presented by Statistics Botswana, the economy grew by 5.8 percent and 5.2 percent in the first and second quarter respectively, with analysts forecasting a year-end growth of around 5%.
While the IMF and other pundits forecast an economic growth rate of just under 5%, Ministry of Finance officials project the domestic economy to grow moderately by 5.2 percent in 2014 and a further 5.0 percent in 2015, underpinned an expected recovery in diamond production.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...