Savers to bear brunt of interest rate cut
Friday, August 19, 2016
Ndzinge
Last week the central bank reduced its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from six percent to 5.5%, responding to low inflation and a slowing economic growth.
Chief investment officer at Afena Capital Botswana, Alphonse Ndzinge said net savers that depend mostly on short-term fixed deposits for income are probably the worst hit.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...