Level the playing field, says Botswana's minister of trade and ...

Level the playing field, says Botswana's minister of trade and ...

By Cheryl S. Ntumy (AXcess News) Washington - Agricultural subsidies provided to farmers in developed countries create an unfair advantage, Botswana's ...

Moroka Open To SA In SADC-EPA Deal

Moroka Open To SA In SADC-EPA Deal

Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Swaziland signed the interim EPA with the European Commission at the end of 2007 to allow smooth flow of trade, ...

Botswana, UK Want Fruits Of EPAs

Botswana, UK Want Fruits Of EPAs

Botswana and Britain wish to see the successful conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) currently being negotiated between ...

Post Strikes Orange Deal

Post Strikes Orange Deal

Orange and Botswana Post have now ventured into this merger and saw it fit to enhance awareness through a promotion which entitles winners to great prizes ...

Expert doubts Botswana economic growth

Expert doubts Botswana economic growth

Botswana's economic growth does not seem to have been badly affected by the international slowdown but this may not last, an economist has said. ...

Botswana finance minister says growth strong in 07/08

Botswana finance minister says growth strong in 07/08

By Phumza Macanda JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Botswana's economy should grow by more than 6 percent in the year to end-June despite a power shortage, ...

Botswana water utility to issue two long-term bonds

Botswana water utility to issue two long-term bonds

Botswana's state-owned Water Utilities Corporation will issue two bonds totaling 400 million pula on the Botswana Stock Exchange on ...

Botswana Central Bank Raises Benchmark Rate to 15.5% (Update1)=

Botswana Central Bank Raises Benchmark Rate to 15.5% (Update1)

By Antony Sguazzin June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana's central bank raised the benchmark lending rate by half a percentage point, the second increase in a ..

CSD Goes Live Today

CSD Goes Live Today
Brokerages that will participate in the CSD include Motswedi Securities, Capital Securities and Stockbrokers Botswana. Participants will be expected to open ...

Ministry of Trade and Industry - Botswana
Capital Securities, a broking firm with a keen focus on the resource sector ... Standard Chartered, First National Bank Botswana and Barclays Bank were the ...

Olympia to buy minority stake in local plumbing company

Olympia to buy minority stake in local plumbing company

Last week the company made known another acquisition by its subsidiary, Olympia Capital Corporation Limited (OCCL) — listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange ...

Ministry Regrets Activox Collapse

Ministry Regrets Activox Collapse

The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources regrets the suspension of the Botswana Metals Refinery (BMR) plant. However, the decision to suspend ...

Moyo Warns Fraudsters As Capital Bank Opens

Moyo Warns Fraudsters As Capital Bank Opens

The Assistant Minister of Finance Guma Moyo has said the growing incidence of financial crime in Botswana should not be overlooked. ...

BRIEF CASE

BRIEF CASE
Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
The Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Association (BDMA) was granted membership of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) at a conference ...

Botswana Central Bank Raises Key Rate by Half Point (Update1)

Image via WikipediaBotswana Central Bank Raises Key Rate by Half Point (Update1)

Bloomberg - USA
By Nasreen Seria May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana's central bank raised its benchmark lending rate by half a percentage point, the first adjustment in almost ...

Botswana's Inflation Accelerates to 21-Month High (Update1)

Botswana's Inflation Accelerates to 21-Month High (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
By Antony Sguazzin May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana's inflation rate climbed to 11.1 percent in April, the highest in almost two years on higher transport ...

Brookside lands foreign markets deal

Brookside lands foreign markets deal
Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
... procurement and extension services manager, Mr Emmanuel Kabaki, said talks were at advanced stage to start exporting Brookside products to Botswana. ...

FMB named Capital Bank in Botswana

FMB named Capital Bank in Botswana
Malawi's Daily Times - Malawi
BY HENRY MCHAZIME FIRST Merchant Bank of Malawi (FMB) will be trading as Capital Bank Limited in Botswana, the bank said Thursday. FMB Manager for Business ...

Zulu Energy Corp. Raises $8.0 Million in Private Placement

Zulu Energy Corp. Raises $8.0 Million in Private Placement
CNNMoney.com - United States of America
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Nyati Botswana, owns exploration licenses covering 2.2 million acres in the Kalahari Karoo Basin. ...

Commonwealth to Help Country Set Up Free Trade Zone

Botswana: Commonwealth to Help Country Set Up Free Trade Zone
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Commonwealth Secretariat is providing technical assistance to help set up a modern free economic trade zone in a bid to diversify Botswana's economy. ...

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract
Bloomberg - USA
By Joseph Balise April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana will on May 5 name the preferred bidder for a contract to manage state-owned Air Botswana for three years, ...