'Europeans care more about elephants than people around them, Westerners see elephants as pets', Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said amid regional tensions over poaching and controversy on potential import bans on trophy hunting

The World Bank has identified critical structural gaps in Botswana’s tourism sector, warning that the country’s heavy reliance on high-end wildlife tourism, weak infrastructure, and slow diversification threaten long-term growth and competitiveness

RDC Properties, a property giant listed locally, sold assets for over P216 million (€13 million) of non-core assets to improve portfolio quality and reposition for a tighter economic environment strengthening its balance sheet

To reduce reliance on the export of raw mineral, Botswana plans to increase its presence along the mineral value chain: an assessment is underway to evaluate technical and commercial feasibility of a copper refinery anchored to the Khoemacau Copper Mine

The Absa Africa Financial Index 2025 has revealed that Botswana improved its rankings, achieving a score of 63 and placing the country firmly amongst the top-tier financial markets on the continent