mmegi

One-third of consumers worry about loan default

Balancing act: Consumers expect their incomes to remain unsteady in the short term PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Balancing act: Consumers expect their incomes to remain unsteady in the short term PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A sample survey by the country's leading credit bureau, TransUnion Botswana, estimates that 34% of local consumers are concerned about being able to meet their bills and loan obligations, BusinessWeek has learnt.

TransUnion and its research partner, Dynata, surveyed 401 adults residing in Botswana between May 5 and 22 using an online research panel method across a combination of desktop, mobile and tablet devices.

To increase representativeness across demographics, the survey included quotas to balance responses across dimensions such as age, gender, household income, and region.

Editor's Comment
The Boko-led administration has to tread carefully

‘When you make peace withyourself, you make peace with the world’- Maha GhosanandaThis may come at a huge cost if not handled properly. What started off on Labour Day in Letlhakane this year, where Boko was in attendance when the militant lawyer-cum-trade unionist, Robert Rabasimane rebutted the President’s address in defence of the trade union has seemingly spiralled out of control. The issue is now creating a cat-and-mouse type of a...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up