NDB Expects To Cut Loses By 50%
Monday, October 05, 2015
Despite tight liquidity, NDB remains self-sustainable and continues borrowing from the capital market which is still under a constrained interest rates environment.
Updating the media on their current business environment recently the CEO of NDB Lorato Morapedi said that an interest constrained environment and high cost of funding immensely affects the Bank’s profitability. The CEO further reflected that despite all these challenges, the Bank intends to break through the ceiling and shrink the Bank’s 2013/14 comprehensive loss by at least 50 percent during the year 2014/15 to ensure that the NDB tracks back to profitability.
As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...