Resilient banks ride over Covid crisis

In the black: The lockdown hits banks' books but they have largely remained profitable PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
In the black: The lockdown hits banks' books but they have largely remained profitable PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

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Individual full and interim results for listed banks released in the last two weeks show that while several suffered drops in pretax profits, none of them sank into losses as a result of the pandemic.

All but one of the listed banks were also able to pay dividends to their shareholders, bucking a trend on the Botswana Stock Exchange where a number of counters have withheld payouts in order to shore up cash.

Editor's Comment
Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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