Distinguished, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, once again, it is my pleasure, on behalf of the Board, management and staff of the Bank of Botswana, to welcome you to this economic briefing marking the launch and dissemination of the 2019 Bank of Botswana Annual Report, in fulfilment of the Bank’s accountability to its key stakeholders, in this instance, members of the fourth estate, Media Practitioners.
I also want to take this opportunity to recognise and appreciate your continuing coverage of the Bank’s events, including joining us this morning for this economic briefing, notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic constraints and related challenges. Communication is increasingly becoming key in our policy “tool-kit”, being a means to meet public expectations of a transparent and accountable central bank as well as anchoring policy credibility.