Botswana’s long-touted move to establish a stronger Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is gathering pace under the new administration, which sees this mechanism as a critical buffer against volatile diamond revenues and broader economic shocks. Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe, in his latest budget speech, laid out an agenda that aims to rebuild the country’s depleted reserves.
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