Botswana’s central bank kept its monetary policy rate\u00a0unchanged at 3.5% in a decision announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n
It was the second meeting in a row that the Bank of Botswana\u00a0maintained the rate, as it tries to keep inflation within its objective range of 3%-6% over the medium term.<\/p>\n
Inflation in the Southern African country accelerated to 4.1% year-on-year in January\u00a0from 3.9% in December.<\/p>\n
The country’s economy has been under strain and is believed to have\u00a0contracted for the past two years\u00a0because of a prolonged slump in the global market for diamonds, its key export.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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