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Govt raises P770m debt

More money: Government conducts monthly forays into the capital market
More money: Government conducts monthly forays into the capital market

The Bank of Botswana (BoB) raised P770 million in debt for government from the capital market in the final auction of 2023, with strong oversubscription by bidders.

Two Treasury Bills (T-Bill) were offered in the December 29 auction which capped a period in which the central bank has seen declining yields for the notes it has been floating. The three-month bill, which offered P400 million, received bids worth P1.2 billion, with P300 million ultimately being allocated by the BoB.

The six-month T-Bill offered P370 million and received bids of P1.26 billion, with P470 million ultimately allocated. Yields at the auction eased, with the stop-out yield for the three-month dropping to 3.76% from 4.37% at the November auction. The stop out yield on the six-month T-Bill eased to 4.04% from 4.55% in November.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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