By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Weekend Post
Botswana recorded more than 288 billion pula in transfers in 2025, notably from mining revenues, family remittances and foreign investment. These flows passed through banks, border posts and digital-currency firms, according to the Weekend Post.
Botswana commercial bank BBS Bank recorded a loss of 71.5 million pula in the first half of 2026, compared with 17 million during the same period in 2025. Its management attributed the result in particular to investments intended to strengthen its operations and digital transformation, according to Weekend Post.
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Thapelo Tebogo Moribame, Head of Market Development at the Botswana Stock Exchange, has worked since 2016 to make financial markets more accessible to businesses and citizens. Her commitment to financial inclusion draws in part on her experience with small businesses, and she was recognised by the World Federation of Exchanges in 2025, according to Weekend Post.
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Botswana’s exports fell from 46 billion to 35.9 billion pula in the first seven months of 2026, while the trade deficit widened to 17.6 billion. Lower diamond sales accounted for most of the decline, according to Statistics Botswana data reported by Weekend Post.
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Botswana ranks third in Africa and 70th worldwide in the 2026 Chandler Good Government Index, according to Weekend Post. The index also finds that 71% of African countries assessed in 2025 and 2026 improved their overall score, with progress particularly in public financial management, education and health.
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U23 AFCON qualifiers: Botswana face Guinea in NovemberBotswana's Young Zebras face Guinea in November in a two-leg U23 AFCON qualifier, with a place in the final phase at stake. Coach Michael Mogaladi gathered his squad for a training camp on Monday ahead of the first match on 11 November, according to The Voice BW.
Coral Norte to mobilise $7.2 billion without public debtThe Coral Norte gas project, led by Eni in Mozambique, will be able to mobilise up to $7.2 billion without creating debt or financial obligations for the state. The 4 November decree authorises up to 70% external financing, according to the Mozambican government.The week in Africa
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