We Need A Diversified Banking Sector
Monday, October 24, 2016
We wish to welcome the new Governor as he starts his chapter. We hope he will have a lasting legacy like his precessors. Pelaelo takes over at a time when Botswana is grappling with unemployment.
Surely, BoB’s duty in the current situation is more than just monitoring inflation, but most importantly exploring immediate and long-term solutions that it can offer as the banking regulator to diversify the banking sector with a view to creating diverse players in the sector for job creation and attraction of foreign direct investment in this highly untapped sector which has largely focused on commercial banks.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...