Botswana has set its pula currency to lose value at a faster rate this year, a senior official said Monday, as it seeks to boost export competitiveness after the COVID-19 pandemic has had a deep ...

The Bank of Botswana keeps the breakdown of its currency basket secret, but says it includes the dollar, the euro, the pound, the yen and the Special Drawing Rights of the International Monetary ...

Given that the world economy still seems volatile, African countries must begin to understand the importance of strong ...

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Strong performances by the First Capital Bank (FCB) franchises in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and ...

GABORONE, June 29 (Reuters) - Botswana's foreign exchange reserves have dropped by around 41% in the past six years and the country is considering issuing its first-ever hard currency bond to ...

In local currency terms, sales were down 50.3% to 20.9 billion pula, which translates to about $1.55 billion based on current exchange rates. Botswana gets 30%-40% of its revenue, 75% of its ...

GABORONE — Botswana has set its pula currency to lose value at a faster rate this year, a senior official said Monday, as it seeks to boost export competitiveness after the COVID-19 pandemic has had a ...

Botswana devalued its pula by 12 percent against a basket of currencies on Monday in a surprise move which the central bank said was in line with its aim of having a "stable and competitive real ...