The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is a

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located in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...

. The Botswana share market was established in 1989 and became the Botswana Stock Exchange in 1994. It is governed by th
Botswana Stock Exchange Act
The BSE has 36 market listings and three

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: the Domestic company index ( BSE DCI); the Foreign company index ( BSE FCI), incorporating companies which are dual listed on the BSE and another stock exchange; and the All Company Index, which is a weighted average of the DCI and FCI. As well as equities, bonds and Floating Rate Notes are traded. Private investors are estimated to account for under 10% of the total

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. Foreign-based

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companies make up over 90%. The exchange's normal trading sessions are from 10:00 to 14:00 on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. The licensing authority for

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in Botswana is the Ministry of Finance. Membership may be corporate or individual .

List of companies

Absa Bank Botswana Absa Bank Botswana (officially Absa Bank Botswana Limited), formerly known as Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited, is a commercial bank in Botswana, licensed by the Bank of Botswana, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Loca ...

* Access Bank Botswana * Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited * Botswana Telecommunications Corp Ltd *

Chobe Holdings Ltd Chobe may refer to: * Chobe District * Chobe River * Chobe National Park Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. Located in the north of the country, it is Botswana's third largest park, afte ...

Choppies Enterprises Ltd Choppies Enterprises Limited is a Botswana multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. The retailer initially sold only food-based (both fresh groceries and wholesale long-life foods) and other fa ...

Cresta Marakanelo Limited
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Engen Botswana Limited Engen Botswana Limited is a downstream petroleum company. Engen's principal activity includes petrochemical investments and property operations. They market through a retail network. Board of directors The current board of directors includes: * ...

* Far Property Company Ltd *

First National Bank of Botswana First National Bank of Botswana is a Botswana-based company engaged in the banking sector. The Bank, through Pick n Pay franchise, offers sales and service channels called FNBB Kiosk. These kiosks are found in identified Pick and Pay stores that a ...

* Funeral Services Group Ltd * Furnmart Ltd * G4S Botswana Ltd * Imara Holdings Limited *

Letshego Letshego Holdings Limited is a microfinance holding company with its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana and is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). Letshego is a Setswana word meaning “Support”. Overview Letshego Holdings Lim ...

* PrimeTime Property Holding Limited * RDC Properties Limited * Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited * Sefalana Holding Company Limited * Shumba Energy Ltd * Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited * Turnstar Holdings Limited

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Botswana Stock Exchange
Financial services companies established in 1995 Stock exchanges in Botswana Companies of Botswana Economy of Botswana Economy of Gaborone Organizations established in 1995 {{Botswana-stub

List of companies

See also

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