Serame tests appetite for hard currency bond
Friday, October 13, 2023 | 350 Views |
Reaching out: Serame is in Morocco this week
Governments float foreign currency bonds in order to raise debt from global investors. Foreign currency bonds give governments protection against inflation and – for countries with high sovereign credit ratings such as Botswana – can represent lower borrowing costs. They can also be used to match currency inflows with outflows.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Finance ministry confirmed that Serame and her team would hold an investor roadshow on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings taking place in Morocco.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...