Botswana’s national annual inflation kept the downward trend in November, dropping to 4.1 percent from 4.8 percent in October, and is expected to further remain low supposed factors remain favourable, Statistics Botswana (SB) has reported. Data authority said that the inflation stood at as high as 7.4 percent during the same month in last year,
Botswana central bank, Bank of Botswana says it will introduce a new family of coin in the first quarter of 2014, the bank disclosed in a statement this week. The introduction of the new coin follows a comprehensive review of the national currency, in this case Botswana coin. “This is in line with international norms
FNB’s eWallet is showing strong growth in its African operations with a 119% year-on-year increase in the last financial year. It has also maintained its growth trajectory in South Africa with the total number of eWallets in all countries reaching 2.5 million, an 84% increase on the previous financial year. “The success of eWallet in
Botswana will be the first country to benefit from the new program and will allow easy access to funds 24 hours a day, bringing new point-of-sale, online and ATM transaction options to consumers. Currently, Orange Money allows customers to use their mobile phones to transfer funds to any mobile phone subscriber in or outside the
