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On 13 March 2026, S&P Global Ratings (S&P) released an update on Botswana’s sovereign credit rating, downgrading the country’s long-term foreign and

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 3.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 18 March 2026. The summarised results of the

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 3.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 11 March 2026. For the 1-month BoBC paper

Over the one-month period to February 2026, the Pula depreciated by 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent against the South African rand and the IMF Special

At the meeting held on 26 February 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) at 3

The Bank of Botswana will hold an auction of Government Notes under the BWP55 Billion Note Programme on 27 February 2026. The notice is attached below

The Quarterly Business Expectations Survey Report for December 2025 has been released. See detailed Report below:

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 3.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 25 February 2026. The summarised results of

Headline inflation increased slightly from 3.9 percent in December 2025 to 4.1 percent in January 2026, remaining within the medium-term objective

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 3.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 18 February 2026. The summarised results of

The public are informed that the commemorative P50 banknote, launched by the President of the Republic of Botswana, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, during

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 3.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 11 February 2026. For the 1-month BoBC paper