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Botswana is facing challenges in sustaining its export recovery, with new data revealing a P5.4 billion decline in export earnings during the first five months of 2026. According to figures released last week by Statistics Botswana, the government’s official statistics agency, export revenues totaled P25.6 billion between January and May 2026. This marks a 17.3 percent decrease, P5.4 billion less, compared to the P31 billion recorded during the same period in 2025. Diamonds accounted for...
Botswana’s investment in fixed assets, including infrastructure, transport equipment, and plant machinery, fell sharply in the first quarter of 2026, raising concerns about the pace of the country’s economic rebound. According to the latest figures from Statistics Botswana, fixed asset investment dropped by P1.2 billion, from P11.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025 to P10.4 billion in the same period this year. A closer look at the data reveals that spending on plant machinery...
Consumer spending in Botswana is expected to remain restrained throughout the remainder of 2026, following a decline exceeding P600 million in the first quarter.
Botswana’s costly reliance on imported electricity could ease this year, thanks to a boost in power generated locally during the first quarter of 2026. For years, the country’s heavy dependence on power imports, largely driven by ongoing issues at the Morupule B Power Plant, has pushed Botswana’s import bill to steep heights. In 2024, the nation spent more than P1.7 billion on electricity imports and was projected to shell out around P2.32 billion in the...
Botswana is facing growing fiscal pressures, with worries mounting that the cost of servicing government debt could spike this year. The culprits? A weakening Pula and rising interest rates. Recent figures from the Bank of Botswana reveal some positive signs in the government’s finances during the first 11 months of the 2025/2026 financial year (April 2025 – March 2026). Government revenues hit P63.23 billion, up by P4.19 billion from the P59.02 billion recorded in the...
Shumba Energy Limited, a company listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange, has officially begun construction on a major solar power plant poised to supply electricity domestically and export energy across Southern Africa. The Tati Solar project, a 100-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility, is set on roughly 160 hectares near Francistown and aims to enter commercial operation by 2027. According to a recent market update from the Botswana Stock Exchange, Shumba Energy holds a 75 percent stake...
The Botswana Pula faces the prospect of further decline, driven by a mix of macroeconomic challenges including soaring fuel prices, rising inflation, and diminishing diamond revenues, according to a recent forecast from Fitch Solutions.
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,...
