The summary of the Business Expecations Survey (BES) conducted by the Bank of Botswana in March and April 2011, is now available on the Bank’s website
In May, headline inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose marginally to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent April. Inflation increased
At its meeting on June 14, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the Bank Rate at 9.5 percent. While short-term price developments imply that
The Domestic Company Index (DCI) closed the week ending June 10 at 7 020.14 points, up by 51.62 points (0.74 percent) from 6 968.52 points the
The auction results of the Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBC) maturing on June 29, 2011 are summarised below. DATE: June 14, 2011 Issue BoBC 290611
The Domestic Company Index (DCI) closed the week ending June 3 at 6 968.52 points, up by 9.37 points (0.13 percent) from 6 959.15 points the previous
The auction results of the Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBC) maturing on June 22, 2011 and September 7, 2011 are summarised below. DATE: June 7
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF ), which was in the country to conduct the Article IV Consultations for 2011 with the Botswana
In May, the Pula depreciated against the yen (3.4 percent), US dollar (3.3 percent), pound (2.7 percent and the euro (0.3 percent) while it
The Bank of Botswana has announced that, effective July 1, 2011 the Primary Reserve Requirement for commercial banks will be increased from 6.5
The auction results of the Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBC) maturing on June 15, 2011 are summarised below. DATE: May 31, 2011 Issue BoBC 150611
In its 2011 review, Standard and Poor's (S&P) has maintained the investment grade sovereign credit ratings for Botswana unchanged. The stable outlook