BoB holds bank rate at 5%

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The Bank of Botswana (BoB) this morning maintained the bank rate at five percent, citing subdued domestic demand.

For consumers, the decision means those with existing bank loans will neither pay more or less than they are currently, for their repayments. For banks, the decision maintains the margins they are currently operating on.

The bank rate, exclusively managed by the BoB, underpins all other interest rates within the market and any adjustment to it affects indicators such as the prime rate, the deposit rate and others.

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