Monday, December 9, 2024

Under Boko administration, Botswana bets big on markets

Botswana’s new administration, led by President Duma Boko, is preparing to revamp the country’s capital markets, promising to turn financial stagnation into a dynamic marketplace. In his State of the Nation Address, Boko unveiled an ambitious plan to enable businesses and government projects to secure affordable funding in local currency. The initiative has all the makings of a financial soap opera—state-owned enterprises (SOEs), public listing drama, and a quest to wean the country off its diamond dependency.

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