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BOFEPUSU Undecided Botswana Guardian BotswanaMay 15, 2020 Guardian www.botswanaguardian.co.bw www.botswanaguardian.co.bwwww.botswanaguardian.co.bw1 May 15, 2020 www.botswanaguardian.co.bw 1 Est. 1982 Est. 1982 Fearless and Responsible Fearless and Responsible ISSUEISSUE 3: 3: Friday Friday 15 15 May May 2020 2020 Alcohol industry proposes ways to open BOFEPUSU business undecided Dikarabo Ramadubu BG reporter he Botswana Alcohol Industry Association T(BAIA) has made pro- posals to government on how best their businesses Majaga could operate during the difficult time of COVID-19 laws. Alcohol traders are among The fall of Majaga those hard hit, they were the first to be ordered to close BDP exploring a 5-year suspension or SEE PAGE 3 expelling Majaga from the party The MP is currently suspended from the party for 60 days as he faces a defilement case Majaga likely to ditch ruling party to become Independent MP SEE PAGE 4 STORY ON PAGE 4&5 BotswanaBotswana Guardian Guardian 22 BGBGMARKETS MARKETS www.botswanaguardian.co.bw www.botswanaguardian.co.bw MayMay 15, 15, 2020 2020 Lucara lengthens credit line with Canadian bank Zim downCape Town pandemic BGAnglo reporter director, Nova Scotia for a year to May 5, “As part of the extension, andZimbabwe is The coronavirus headed for Ramatlapeng 2021.EFT The Bank continues of Nova Scotia until Lucara obtains greatera clar health- outbreak and economic in South Lucara Diamond Corporation, has first ranking security by way ity on its cash flow projectionscatastrophe Africa has from hit hard the- theretires BSE listed miner has extend- of a charge over the Company’s in the short-term, Lucaracoronavirus has est in the pandemic Western ed its $50 million (about P500 Karoweto assetsbe and investor’sa guarantee agreed to limit capital expendi- because Cape,its debt home arrears to mean the million) revolving term working by the Company’s subsidiaries, tures related to the underground city of Cape Town. capitalBG reporter facility with the Bank of which hold the Karowe assets. expansion project. it cannot access foreign choice lenders,The the financeprovince minister now warned hasin a lettermore tothan the IhalfMF. 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PIC: THIS IS BOTSWANA ing to avert a glob- porate bonds on Source: ENCA, Reuters, JOY RIDE...This foal seems to be enjoying a donkey kart ride in an al economic melt- the BSE. unconfirmed location recently Bloomberg World shares rise on surprisingly strong Chinese exports down. WorldLetshego shares climbed share on Thursday price skyrocketsafter compared to a year earlier, completely What they said... Chinese exports proved far stronger confounding expectations of a 15.1% fall thanBG reporter even bulls had imagined,Letshego while has and been outweighing on a major a 14.2%Executive drop and in imports.Aupa Monyatsi If your actions inspire drive revitalize its management as Chief Operations Officer. others to dream more, bond investors were still daunted by The surprise stoked speculation that the Letshego Holdings has gained a development which appears According to the BSE report, learn more, do more the16.6 staggering % on its share amount price ofon UtheS debtto have set beento Awarmlysian giant welcomed could recoverLetshego from was its part corona of the 17 outand become more, you are befour sold months and a to tussle April over 2020, the a Ebyuropean investors. virus lockdown quickerof 32 than listed first companies thought whicha leader.” — John Quincy Central Bank (ECB) bond-buying. Beijing and support global growth in the process. Adams, 6th President of the stock market report compiled The new leadership changes have managed to have changesUnited States reportedby Botswana exports Stock Exchange.rose 3.5% includein April Andrew Reuters Okai as Chief on its shares for the period. Botswana Guardian Guardian May 15, 2020 www.botswanaguardian.co.bw BG ECONOMY 3 May 15, 2020 www.botswanaguardian.co.bw BG ECONOMY 3 Crippled alcohol industry From page 1 shop, remain closed indefinitely and liquor sales in both off- and on consump- tion liquor sales is prohibited even when the nation entered the third phase of lockdown, which allows some businesses to scale operations up to 75 percent . BAIA appealed to Minister of Trade Peggy Serame recently through a letter written by its chairman, Mothusi Molo- komme headlined ‘ALCOHOL INDUS- TRY ASSOCIATION’S PROPOSAL FOR ALCOHOL TRADING DURING COVID-19 PERIOD’. BAIA proposed that the sale of liquor should be allowed only in off-consump- tion sales outlet. To ensure that consum- ers do not travel unnecessarily it recom- mended that bars should be granted a special dispensation to operate strictly CENTRAL BANK... Bank of Botswana remains optimistic on inflation trend as off-consumption outlets subject to the strict social distancing requirements. This would also ensure that these out- lets do not experience further negative Inflation to shoot above economic impact with many of these outlets already under financial distress due to the 30-day extreme social distanc- central bank’s target ing period. The association proposed that hours of trading be between 10h00 BG reporter cost of materials, utilities tariffs, wages and 18h00 on all weekdays; 10h00 – and other inputs to production. “This is 14h00 on Saturday and no liquor sales on he reserve bank’s latest trade and despite the rise in public sector wages in Sundays and Public Holidays.
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