Pula slips against the dollar, firms against the rand

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The pula has slipped by more than 20 percent against the dollar in the past two months as the exchange rate indirectly feels the heat of the global financial crisis.

Two months ago, the pula was trading at just under P7 per dollar, but it has now weakened to as low as P8.7 per dollar, following in the footsteps of the currency of Botswana's biggest trading partner, the South African Rand.

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