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Government’s fiscal strategy mortgaging the future- Saleshando 

The Leader of Opposition (LOO) Dumelang Saleshando says  the government’s fiscal path, marked by widening deficits and rising debt, risks undermining the country's long-standing...

A rich country running out of buffers

Botswana’s fiscal problem is often misdiagnosed. It is not yet a debt crisis, nor is it an immediate liquidity crunch. It is, instead, a...

When government stops spending, the private sector is supposed to step in

Botswana’s fiscal consolidation rests on a bold assumption: that once the state retreats, the private sector will expand. This belief runs through the 2026...

The death of mega-projects by spreadsheet

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has delivered a blunt verdict on one of the country's most ambitious infrastructure experiments: it costs too...

Gov’t halves spending after freezing purchase orders

The government has executed one of the most abrupt expenditure corrections in Botswana's modern fiscal history, cutting monthly spending by almost half after suspending...
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Government’s fiscal strategy mortgaging the future- Saleshando 

The Leader of Opposition (LOO) Dumelang Saleshando says  the government’s fiscal path, marked by...

A rich country running out of buffers

Botswana’s fiscal problem is often misdiagnosed. It is not yet a debt crisis, nor...

When government stops spending, the private sector is supposed to step in

Botswana’s fiscal consolidation rests on a bold assumption: that once the state retreats, the...

The death of mega-projects by spreadsheet

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has delivered a blunt verdict on one...

Gov’t halves spending after freezing purchase orders

The government has executed one of the most abrupt expenditure corrections in Botswana's modern...

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