GABORONE - Graduates have been urged to embrace the national internship programme under the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs.
Addressing graduates during the Botswana International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) career fair held in ...
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2011-07-18 Vantage mezz fund gets $25m from AfDB
South Africa-based private equity investor Vantage Capital has received a $25million commitment to its Vantage Capital Fund II (VCF II) from the African Development Bank (AfDB). VCF II is targeting $250million ...
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2011-07-15 AfDB Approves USD 25 Million Investment Support to African Businesses
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a USD 25-million equity investment in Vantage Capital Fund II (VCF II). This second-generation multi-sector fund, designed to reach USD 250 ...
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2011-07-12 Botswana IFSC regulatory framework now available on the website
Botswana operates a sound legal and regulatory environment informed by compliance to international standards and best practice. Botswana has acceded to international conventions and is strictly observing internationally accepted guidelines on combating money laundering ...
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2011-06-28 Botswana IFSC will hold the 8th annual Career Fair on the 9th September 2011 at Fairgrounds Boipuso
About 50 exhibitors and 1000 graduates are expected to take part at this year’s fair as compared t about 600 graduates in 2010. This will bear testimony to the demand and growth of the ...
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2011-04-01 Botswana economy grows 7.2%
Botswana's economy grew by 7,2 per cent in
2010 after shrinking 4,9 per cent the year before, data from the Central
Statistics Office showed. "The
main drivers to the increase was mining, ...
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2011-03-15 BancABC 2010 Group Results Please In Watershed Year
BancABC, the Banking Group with operations in
Botswana,Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, today announced
strong full year audited results for the year ended December 31,2010.
Commenting on the results, Mr. Doug Munatsi, Group CEO for ...
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Botswana and Zambia have signed a bilateral agreement on customs administration meant to facilitate fast clearance and movement of goods between the two countries.
In an interview, the Botswana High Commissioner to Zambia Tuelonyana ...
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2010-10-22 Securities legislation underway
GABORONE - Government is drafting a securities legislation that will replace the existing Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Act in order to rationalise the regulatory structures governing capital markets including transforming the BSE from a ...
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2010-10-20 Private Equity and finance experts meet to discuss ways of boosting investment in Southern Africa
Institutional investors from several Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will be meeting in Gaborone, from October 19 to 20, 2010, with the objective to discuss opportunities for investment in private equity in Africa.
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2010-10-15 Private Equity experts meet in Gaborone
Institutional investors from several Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will be meeting in Gaborone, Botswana next week to discuss opportunities for investment in private equity in Africa.
2010-07-26 IFSC has helped match demands with right skills
Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), whose mandate is to establish and develop Botswana as a globally competitive financial and business service centre, has hosted its annual Career Fair.
2010-07-22 Bashi Gaetsaloe, passionate about interns
When Bashi Gaetsaloe talks about interns his face glows with passion. He is a strong supporter of giving young graduates opportunity.
Through his sterling efforts, young graduates of various disciplines, be it ...
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2010-06-13 Botswana ranked most peaceful country in Africa
Botswana has been ranked Africa’s most peaceful country in the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2010. According to the Global Peace Index (GPI), released this week, Botswana is Africa’s most peaceful country at 33rd ...
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2010-04-30 IMF predicts rosy outlook for Botswana
Botswana is among select Sub-Saharan economies expected to expand by more than five percent this year and beyond on the back of rapidly normalising commodity prices and global trade.
2010-04-25 New Botswana brand launched The New Botswana Brand has been launched following a request in 2009
that the nation's brand be re-examined as it was thought not to speak
of the aspirations of Batswana.
Speaking at the ...
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2010-04-22 Botswana scores a double
WINDHOEK - Botswana this week signed two double taxation avoidance agreements with Lesotho and Swaziland respectively in Namibia.
The agreements will split taxing rights between Botswana and the two countries respectively and ease ...
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2010-04-22 Botswana eases trade investment
WINDHOEK - Botswana has been robust in its approach to ease trade investment in the country.
So far the country has concluded 10 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA), and will soon sign with ...
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2010-01-05 Botswana 2010 business confidence up - c.bank poll
The central bank polled 100 businesses across sectors
between September and November in 2009.
The bank said businesses revised their inflation
expectations downwards compared with the previous survey.
Inflation was seen averaging 9.6 percent and 10.2 ...
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2009-12-15 Diversification major government objective
GABORONE - Diversification is a major objective for government, the
Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Mr Charles
Tibone, has said.
We want to move away from a mono-culture economy that is mainly
dependent on diamonds ...
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2009-12-14 Youthful Corporate High Flyers Impress Minister
The Assistant Minister of Finance
and Development Planning, Charles Tibone has said he is impressed with
the rising number of youth in high positions in the corporate world.
The minister said during his second familiarisation ...
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2009-11-26 IFSC moves on ancillary businesses to support Diamond Hub