GABORONE, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is under constant threat and security forces have taken measures to ensure his safety, a senior intelligence official said.
Recently, the president had to abandon …
Business & Finance
African Leaders Meet to Push Forward Free-Trade Deal
Officials are gathering in Niger's capital this weekend for an African Union summit that begins the operational phase of a long-sought continental free trade zone.
Some 50 heads of state …
Business Expectations Survey (BES)Results (June 2019)
A summary of the Business Expectations Survey (BES) conducted by the Bank of Botswana in the second quarter of 2019 is now available on the Bank's website. This covers local …
Fifth Committee Approves $6.51 Billion for 13 Peacekeeping Operations in 2019/20, Joint Management of Active Missions’ Cash Balances, as Resumed Session Ends
Delegates Disagree about Whether to Implement Board of Auditors' Recommendations
Concluding the second part of its resumed session, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today sent 22 draft resolutions and …
Auction Results (July 2)
The 7-day BoBC yield went up to 1.61 percent from 1.60 percent for a paper maturing on July 10, 2019. For a 91-day paper maturing on October 2, 2019, the …
DCI lost 2.92 percent year to date
The Domestic Companies Index (DCI) lost 0.44 percent during the week ending June 28, 2019. As indicated by Stockbrokers Botswana weekly report, the index closed at 7 622.52 points from …