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Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking – study tracks 20 years
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Botswana's pension system for elderly citizens has expanded over 20 years, but the country faces budget constraints due to economic slowdown in the diamond sector, forcing difficult trade-offs in public spending priorities including care services.
Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking – study tracks 20 years
Botswana’s economy is projected to contract by 0.4% in 2026, driven largely by a slowdown in the diamond sector. Diamonds account for a third of fiscal revenues and a quarter of GDP. This means the government has less money to spend, even before making any policy choices.
At the same time, the government has set about reducing debt as a share of GDP by cutting expenditure to stabilise the economy. This combination is forcing difficult decisions about public spending.
A key one is investment in
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