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The Bank of Botswana held a Switch auction of Government Notes on 4 September 2026. The Auction Results are attached below:

Over the one-month period to August 2026, the Pula depreciated by 1.1 percent against the South African rand but appreciated by 0.6 percent against

The August 2026 Monetary Policy Report is attached below.

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 9 September 2026. The summarised results of

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 2 September 2026. The summarised results of

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 26 August 2026. For the 1-month BoBC paper

The Bank of Botswana will hold an auction of Government Notes under the BWP55 Billion Note Programme on 28 August 2026. The notice is attached below.

Headline inflation decreased from 10.7 percent in June 2026 to 9.4 percent in July but remained above the medium-term objective range of 3 – 6 percent

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 19 August 2026. The summarised results of

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 12 August 2026. The summarised results of

The Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) was unchanged at 5.5 percent of the previous week for a paper maturing on 5 August 2026. The summarised results of the

Headline inflation was constant at 10.7 percent between May and June 2026, remaining above the medium-term objective range of 3 – 6 percent, and was