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Top business stories we tracked in 2022

Up and up: The BSE’s DCI had gained nearly 10 percent for the year, as at Press time on Wednesday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Up and up: The BSE’s DCI had gained nearly 10 percent for the year, as at Press time on Wednesday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI picks a few of the news items that stood out for the country’s economy this year, a period in which the various sectors, industry players and authorities sought to shake off the impact of COVID-19

BSE shinesAny review of 2022 cannot be complete without mentioning the performance of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), specifically its flagship platform, the Domestic Companies Index (DCI).

As at December 21, the DCI had gained 9.99 percent in the year since January, one of its strongest performances in recent years. In fact, over the corresponding period in 2021, the DCI was up 1.8 percent and in 2020 it was actually down 8.1 percent.

Editor's Comment
Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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