Billions gone in a flash

Botswana is burning through its foreign reserves and its investment account faster than expected, raising serious concerns about the country’s financial stability and ability to withstand future economic shocks, Global rating agency S&P and prominent African corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) have warned.

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