Pension funds tick up to P149bn
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 | 250 Views |
Rainy day: Pensioners' assets are once again on the rise PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
At their prior level in March, the pension fund assets were at their softest position in 11 months.
While the central bank is quantitative and does not report the reasons behind the movements in the values of pension fund assets, it is known that government directly accessed a P3 billion loan from the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) which was approved on March 13.
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