Botswana
Botswana releases Monetary Policy Statement
Bank of Botswana releases Monetary Policy Statement for 2012; includes inflation predictions and explains target overshoot in 2011
Botswana publishes mid-term review of the 2011 Monetary Policy Statement
Report shows inflation has been above target range in the first six months of the year
Zimbabwe to axe 74% of staff: reports
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono says central bank will axe 1,600 jobs as part of measure to downsize institution, according to leading media
Botswana’s Mohohlo in call to spur capital market growth
Bank of Botswana governor Linah Mohohlo tells CentralBanking.com that growth will require a greater degree of financial literacy
Botswana’s Mohohlo lauds accountants
Bank of Botswana governor Linah Mohohlo says accountants more than just number crunchers, pointing to expanding and evolving roles; outlines efforts in restoring good governance standards
How Africa’s bond markets can continue to progress
The impressive growth of debt markets in sub-Saharan Africa is a credit to the region’s authorities. But more can be done, writes Paul-Harry Aithnard, the group head of research at Ecobank
Botswana extends note exchange
Bank of Botswana gives public three months grace to exchange pula banknotes, enlists commercial banks and post offices for operation
Botswana’s Mohohlo looks set to stay
Botswana’s governor Linah Mohohlo to remain in office past the expiry of her current term, central bank spokesman confirms
Botswana to continue tightening
The Bank of Botswana will maintain its restrictive monetary policy, Linah Mohohlo, the governor of the central bank, said in the opening remarks to the mid-term monetary policy statement.
Botswana - Annual Report 2007
Financial services and public access to banking services significantly improved last year, said Linah Mohohlo, the governor of the Bank of Botswana, in the latest annual report.
New SWF event to be held in London
Whether being portrayed as villains for their opacity and secrecy, or as saviours for shoring up the capital bases of some of the biggest investment banks, sovereign wealth funds have seldom been off the front page of late.
BCAEO - Annual Report 2006
Governors from members of the BCAEO alliance were very much involved in shaping the agenda of the March 2006 meeting of the Association of African Central Banks, which was held at the head office of the BCAEO in Dakar, Senegal.
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2006
Rising inflation was the biggest policy challenge the Bank of Botswana faced in 2006.
Botswana's rates cut to 14.4%
The Bank of Botswana has cut the country's interest rates by 50 basis points to 14.5%, on the improved outlook for inflation.
Botswana's productivity "embarrassingly low"
Research at the Bank of Botswana, suggests the country's competitiveness and productivity is "embarrassingly low", said the governor, Linah Mohohlo.
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bank of Botswana's Annual Report 2005, inflation maintained a downward trend during the first half of 2005 until May, as the impact of the 7.5 percent devaluation in February 2004 fell out of the inflation calculation; however, it rose…
Rybinski on inflation targeting, challenges ahead
In the speech 'Inflation targeting and the challenges ahead' given on 18 May Krzysztof Rybinski of the National Bank of Poland said that since 1990, when the pioneering Reserve Bank of New Zealand first introduced inflation targeting, over twenty…
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Botswana's Annual Report 2004, in 2003/04 real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a provisional 5.7 percent, lower than the revised 7.8 percent growth in 2002/03.
Botswana to introduce formal inflation target
Botswana's central bank has introduced a formal inflation target of 3% - 6% for the coming three years, according to a statement released by the bank.
Comment: Botswana's challenge
After decades of expansion, Botswana's central bank now faces a battle to restore economic stability and its own credibility.
Deputy BoB governor explains his departure
The deputy governor of the Bank of Botswana, Dr Keith Jefferis, resigned from the bank earlier this month after five years of service. In this article he explains the reasons for his departure, saying that he chose to leave because he wanted to set up…
SADC: Central bank independence reduces inflation
Finance and development planning minister, Baledzi Gaolathe, told the SADC meeting of central bank governors in Botswana that countries where central banks enjoy independence had greater success in reducing inflation and improved micro economic…
SADC central bank governors to meet in Botswana
Thirteen Southern African Development Community (SADC) central bank governors are expected in Gaborone, Botswana on Friday 30 April to attend the biannual meeting of the committee of Central Bank Governors.
Botswana head voted central banker of the year
Bank of Botswana Governor Linah Mohohlo has been voted central bank governor of the year for sub-Saharan Africa by Euromoney magazine, reports Sapa. Mohohlo received the award after a poll by international investors, bankers and representatives of…