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The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), a government-owned regulator, has announced an improved financial performance for the year 2025, recording revenues of P78.8 million and a profit after tax of P20.6 million. Among state-owned enterprises, the BSE stood out as one of the few that remained profitable last year. It declared dividends of P2.5 million and is now focused on executing a new strategy aimed at increasing its revenue tenfold by 2030. The exchange’s revenue rose...
The Finance Ministry reported a budget deficit of P11.2 billion for the first 11 months of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, a notable improvement from the P14.7 billion deficit recorded during the same period the previous year, according to the latest Botswana Economic and Financial Statistics released last week by the Bank of Botswana.
The UK-based research firm Business Monitor International (BMI) has warned that Botswana’s banking sector is facing escalating challenges that could hinder its performance this year. BMI highlighted that the sector may also struggle to support the recovery of Botswana’s economy amid a difficult operating environment. In its recent forecast, BMI indicated that while the banking industry is expected to remain broadly stable in 2026, buoyed by strong capital buffers and low levels of non-performing loans,...
The creation of new jobs in Botswana is expected to remain an uphill battle amid weak economic activity driven by depressed diamond markets and sluggish private sector profitability, according to recent data from the Bank of Botswana.
The Financial Stability Council (FSC) concluded its latest review this month, revealing that risks and vulnerabilities within Botswana’s financial system have intensified. This development poses a potential drag on the country’s financial services sector.
Botswana’s foreign exchange reserves are poised for a sharp decline this year, driven largely by a widening trade deficit fueled by soaring global oil prices and an increasing fuel import bill.
Botswana could be on the brink of a debt crisis within the next five to ten years, driven by escalating government borrowing aimed at covering persistent budget deficits, according to a recent analysis of the country’s public debt. The report, conducted by local consultancy firm Econsult, warns that Botswana is grappling with a burgeoning debt problem that threatens to escalate into a full-blown crisis if current borrowing trends continue unchecked. Econsult’s review highlights that government...
Botswana is poised to see a decline in investment from both households and businesses, driven by soaring credit costs linked to rising interest rates in the commercial banking sector.
New data from S&P Global Ratings reveals that Botswana’s Finance Ministry is expected to spend P6.3 billion on interest payments for government debt during the 2026/2027 fiscal year. This follows an increase in borrowing aimed at covering the country’s growing budget deficit. Botswana’s budget deficit is projected to hit P25.48 billion in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, up sharply from the P11.8 billion deficit recorded in 2024/2025. The deficit is forecast to rise further to P26.35...
Inflation is poised to surpass the Bank of Botswana’s upper threshold of 6 percent by June 2026, driven by rising prices across key sectors, according to recent data and expert analysis. An examination of newly released figures by the Weekend Post reveals that inflation averaged 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2026, up from 2.7 percent during the same period in 2025. This 1.4 percentage point increase reflects growing cost pressures in transport, food...
