Botswana

BMI View: We forecast Botswana's current account will post a deficit of 1.5% of GDP in 2012, before flipping into surplus, at 0.5% of GDP in 2013. Moderating diamond prices and... 2012-03-22

BMI View: We forecast Botswana's current account will post a deficit of 1.5% of GDP in 2012, before flipping into surplus, at 0.5% of GDP in 2013. Moderating diamond prices and continued... 2012-03-21

Interpol has been approached by the Botswana police service to assist it in a case regarding the seizure of a large consignment of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and birth control pills.... 2012-02-24

BMI View: We are forecasting real GDP growth in Botswana of 5.4% in 2012 and 5.5% in 2013, compared to the estimated 4.8% expansion in 2011. The solid outlook is driven by growing... 2012-02-24

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... 2012-01-27

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