GOVERNMENT REITERATES COMMITMENT TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE BOND MARKET

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The Finance Minister, Peggy Serame has reiterated Government’s long standing support for the development of a vibrant bond market which is key to the country’s socio-economic advancement.

“It is indisputable that our bond market had garnered tremendous growth over the 20 year-long sustained presence of Government debt securities. This illustrates Government’s commitment to the overall development of our capital market. The announcement of new legal instruments and formation of regulatory bodies, acquisition of improved financial market infrastructure, expansion in terms of quantum of issuance, increased frequency of issuance, diversity of market participants as well as instruments over these years, are some noteworthy successes,” said the Finance Minister.

This article is available in the latest issue of the BSE News at: https://www.bse.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BSE-NEWS-_Issue-No.23_July-Sept-2023_Scaling-up-the-Growth-Trajectory.pdf.