Letshego readies first issuance in P2bn programme
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Hunting for capital: Letshego’s local unit is seeking funds to boost its lending activities in the country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Whilst the company’s parent group, Letshego Africa Holdings, is a regular participant in the capital market, the upcoming issuance will be the first by Letshego Botswana, the group’s home base and one of its most profitable units.
Letshego Botswana head of brand, marketing and customer experience, Kealeboga Sebolai told BusinessWeek the first issuance from the new programme was due this quarter, with the quantum “to be optimally determined with our partners based on market sounding to be undertaken”.
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