Household arrears to banks remain stable
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Capital central: The Main Mall in Gaborone hosts some of the country's major banks PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
According to the central bank figures, household arrears to commercial banks were measured at P3.89 billion in September, from P3.8 billion in August, indicating stability in the key banking indicator.
Despite the tighter economic conditions, which include slowing employment, layoffs and constrained government spending to SMEs and other key sectors, household arrears have not strengthened as much as expected by most analysts.
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