BTCL IPO: Is it a good investment?

Friday, January 22, 2016

As has been mentioned in various media platforms that the government of Botswana will be selling 49% of its Botswana Telecommunication Corporation Limited (BTCL) share to the public, through an initial public offering, of which 5 percent has been reserved for BTCL employees.

This implies that the government of Botswana will retain 51% of the shares and therefore become the major shareholder of the BTCL.

Over the past weeks a number of people have asked me the following questions: What is your take with regard to the BTCL selling of shares? Should I buy, Is it a good investment? How much should I invest? Hence the aim of this article is to answer the above mentioned questions. Allow me to start by quoting the following:

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BTCL IPO: Is it a good investment?

As has been mentioned in various media platforms that the government of Botswana will be selling 49% of its Botswana Telecommunication Corporation Limited (BTCL) share to the public, through an initial public offering, of which 5 percent has been reserved for BTCL employees.