Digital payments grow, but economic activity slows

Botswana’s digital payments infrastructure continues to expand, but transaction data from the opening months of 2026 points to a sharp slowdown in consumer spending and high-value financial activity, underscoring the broader impact of the country’s economic downturn.

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