Botswana

Botswana's vice president Mompati Merafhe and Chinese state councillor Liu Yandong have discussed increasing exchanges in the fields of education, science and culture. Liu urged scientific... 2012-01-27

BMI View: We are forecasting Botswana's budget deficit to narrow to 5.6% of GDP in FY2011/12 and 4.4% in FY2012/13, representing an improvement from the 6.4% deficit recorded in... 2011-12-30

Unity talks between Botswana's leading opposition parties collapsed on December 22. The parties noted in a joint press release that 'the process of co-operation of opposition parties... 2011-12-30

The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has reportedly intervened to save the troubled cooperation talks between Botswana's leading opposition parties. Discussions... 2011-11-21

BMI View: We believe that rising revenues and a penchant for fiscal discipline will see Botswana's budget deficit narrow to 5.7% of GDP in 2011, from 9.9% in 2010. Botswana's government... 2011-11-21

BMI View: We expect the Bank of Botswana (BoB) to keep the benchmark interest rate on hold at 9.50% for the first half of 2012, as it has done since a 50bps cut in December 2010.... 2011-11-16

Almost 95% of HIV/AIDS patients in Botswana that were eligible for treatment were on Anti Retroviral (ARV) drugs in 2010, according to a report commissioned by the International Federation... 2011-10-21