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Botswana’s headline inflation took a turn back into the upward trajectory in the month of October after a decline in September. Figures released by Statistics Botswana on Monday reveal that headline inflation rose from 8.4 percent in September to 8.8 percent in October 2021, which is above the upper bound of the Bank of Botswana‘s medium-term objective range of 3 - 6 percent.
The increase in pump prices introduced on 8 October fuelled a rise of 0.4 percent inflation for the month. In September, inflation was recorded at 8.4 percent; 31 days later that figure stood at 8.8 percent. According to information provided by Statistics Botswana, contributing factors to the rise were transport at 4.5 percent, housing, water, […]
The value of Botswana’s monthly exports declined in August while the value of imports went up. Data from Statistics Botswana shows that during August, total exports stood at P7 billion, a decline of 10.7 percent from the July value of P7.8 billion. During the month under review, the leading export commodity was diamonds, accounting for […]
Eight (8) more constituencies anticipated Palapye, Letlhakeng-Lephepe, Takatokwane could be divided P140 million for 2021 Population and Housing census BAKANG