As I conclude, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish once again, to recognise the role of Stanbic Bank in supporting economic development through involvement in savings mobilisation, prudent lending, provision of payments and risk mitigation, as well as participation in community initiatives in Botswana.
The upward pressure could reflect the change in economic conditions in the affected economy, but could also be driven by market investors’ reactions to various data and news related to the domestic and foreign economies, as well as speculative activities.