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As anti-money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing watch heightens across the globe, government has taken a step, putting a spotlight on virtual assets and virtual service providers. Through a National Coordinating Committee on...

The government has launched the second National Risk Assessment (NRA) for the country’s financial system.This is in line with the international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to detect emerging threats to resilience and...

African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has launched a Rapid Response Unit, to complement the Forum’s support to member countries. The initiative will be offering immediate technical responses as part of broadening its services to member countries...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has challenged the private sector to help government fight the constant rising inflation. The perennial rise in the cost of living has seen August inflation reaching 14.6 percent, beating the December 2008 rate of 13.7...

Botswana Civil Service Pensioners Association (BCSPA) has applauded government for strengthening and widening oversight authority of the Non-Bank Financial Institution Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) on pension funds.“NBFIRA should have teeth, to be...

Botswana subsidiary of Reliance Infosystems has initiated a three months project to equip the country’s human resource with soft skills, as the nation seeks to prop up knowledge-based economy. Speaking at the company’s symposium dubbed ‘Digital...

Botswana Digital Innovation Hub (BDIH) has put out a call to the country’s business community to proactively participate in taking control of the country’s cyber security. Acting Chief Executive Officer of BDIH, Tshepo Tsheko said the private...

The Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency (CEDA) Chief Executive Officer, Thabo Thamane has dismissed sentiments that the agency is in competition with commercial banks to fund startup and enterprises. “CEDA is not a competitor to commercial...

Business Botswana (BB) has bemoaned the low uptake of its subscription membership by the business community. The country’s apex body for businesses says the organisation’s lobbying for growth and capacity building for the local enterprises is...

Botswana Housing Corporation’s (BHC) low income Tsholofelo projects apartments have been sold, the company’s latest financial results has revealed.“There is a plan to build similar apartments in Gaborone Block 7,” said the Corporation in its...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored resource endowed countries to emulate Botswana diamond’s economic and social development story.Speaking at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), this week, Masisi emphatically expressed his desire to have...

Choppies Chief Executive Officer, Ramachandran Ottapathu has challenged start-up enterprises and small to medium scale businesses to consider listing on the domestic bourse to raise equity. “Overcome the fear of public scrutiny,” said Ottapathu,...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has pinned hope on the reengineering of government entities to accommodate a ministry solely responsible for enterprise under his Reset Agenda blueprint to spur the national economy. “The new Ministry of Entrepreneurship...

Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) is geared up to support businesses with the most modern ICT backbone infrastructure. “We are your partner in business and are continuously exploring ways in which we can add value to you and enable your businesses...

Prime Time has signed a development and project management deal with Time Developments Botswana, worth over P2.5 million for the development of Prime Plaza II in Gaborone’s Central Business District (CBD). According to the company, the contract is...