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Latest News
29 May 2008
Pan African Commodity Exchange to set up in Botswana
The Botswana International Financial Services Centre has been actively engaged in following up various opportunities to establish a Pan African commodities exchange in Botswana. [more...]
18 April 2008
IFSC attracts three new funds
The Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) expects three major funds to domicile and subsequently be operational in Botswana by the end of this calendar year. [more...]
01 April 2008
Venture capitalists discover Africa’s ‘virginity’
An army of over 300 fired up equity investors who are hungry for opportunities have hailed Africa as an ‘old virgin’ ready to be taken and have found Botswana a vital part of that virgin. [more...]
24 January, 2008
IFSC prepares for global investors conference
GABORONE - The 7th annual African Venture Capital Conference (AVCA) will be held in Botswana for the first time in March this year. [more...]
15 January, 2008
African Venture Capital Conference to shore-up Botswana’s image
The upcoming African Venture Capital Conference (AVCA) to be hosted by the Botswana International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) and Venture Partner Botswana (VPB) is envisaged to put Botswana on the radar screens of international investors looking for investment in Africa. [more...]
15 January, 2008
Business confidence remains high over possible economic boom
Botswana’s business confidence for the first half of this year remained bullish as investors are hoping for a strong growth in the economy of the country, a Bank of Botswana survey stated last week. [more...]
01 November, 2007
Botswana To Host The 7th African Venture Capital Conference (AVCA)
Botswana IFSC and Venture Partners Botswana will host the 7TH African Venture Capital Association Conference at the Gaborone International Conference Centre [GICC] from 16-18th March 2008. [more...]
04 October, 2007
BotsJobs - Botswana first job portal
As part of its effort in promoting its mission, the Botswana IFSC has launched a ground breaking website aimed at assisting young graduates to find their footing in the corporate world following a growing interest from foreign investors looking for the right skilled personnel. [more...]
07 September, 2007
Botswana ranked Africa's leader in economic freedom
The 2007 Economic Freedom of the World Report and Index was released in Vancouver, Canada yesterday [early this morning CAT]. [more...]
02 September, 2007
IFSC targets international insurance to set-up here
The Botswana International Finance Service Center (IFSC) upped the scales Thursday as it launched the international insurance sector aimed at attracting the legions of re-insurance and captive insurance companies into the country. [more...]
12 August, 2007
Deloitte & Touche applauds IFSC internship programme
Deloitte & Touche, one of the world’s leading professional services firm specializing in a wide range of services, announced last week that this year it will employ four interns as part of the Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) internship programme. [more...]
31st July, 2007
Botswana International Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Call Centre Conference.
On 31st July, 2007, the IFSC collaborated with the private sector industry association for BPO’s and Call Centre’s, Outsource Botswana, to host the first ever BPO and Call Centre Conference in Botswana. This event was held at the Gaborone Sun Conference Centre. [more...]
25 July, 2007
Broadening Botswana
At independence Botswana had fewer than 10km of tarred roads. Now it has 10,000km. Baledzi Gaolathe, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, on economic strategy [more...]
25 May, 2007
Springboard to SADC
Today's investors want access to regional markets. Alan Boshwaen, CEO of Botswana's, International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) explains why his is the ideal gateway [more...]
20 May, 2007
Botswana among top three free economies in Africa
Botswana is ranked among the top three free economies on the African continent, the latest joint report by the US-based Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal said. [more...]
16 April, 2007
Botswana among 11 countries/territories with sustained high economic growth rate.
Article from FinFacts Ireland online Business and Financial Portal. [more...]
March 2007 - Update on Botswana IFSC
The Botswana Companies Act has been amended and now allows for IFSC accredited companies to denominate their share capital in major convertible currencies. [more...]
02 March, 2007
Remarkable Business optimism in Botswana’s economy
Business confidence in the economy of Botswana has increased remarkably from -12% to +41%, taking Botswana on the optimistic plane compared to last year, according to Grant Thornton’s 2007 International business report (IBR). [more...]
29 January, 2007
Botswana Ranked 3rd In Africa On Global Competitiveness Index
The World Economic Forum Report has ranked Botswana 81st on the Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007. [more...]
11 December, 2006
Botswana, India sign protocols
NEW DELHI - Botswana and India have signed a number of protocols that include the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Fiscal Evasion Agreement and the Programme for the Implementation of the Cultural Cooperation Agreement. [more...]