10 Aug 2026

The Botswana Stock Exchange’s (BSE) ‘10X by 2030’strategy  aims to ensure that by 2030, the multiplier effect of the capital formed on the exchange creates jobs, infrastructure and diversification pathways for the economy.

Addressing members of the media during the BSE Media Training Workshop in Mokolodi recently, BSE board chairperson, Ms Neo Mooki, said the strategy, agreed and sanctioned by the board, provided long-term vision for the exchange, with management accountable to the board for its delivery and regular updates provided every quarter to the Vice President and Minister of Finance, Mr Ndaba Gaolathe, as well as President Advocate Duma Boko.She said the BSE also wanted accountability to extend to the public through the media because the exchange existed to serve the economy.

“Honest and transparent conversations are at the centre of the trust infrastructure that underpins this strategy.  The 10X by 2030 strategy is intended to ensure that the multiplier effect of the capital formed at the BSE reaches a quantum of 10 times by 2030, creating jobs, infrastructure and the relevant diversification pathways,” she said.

Ms Mooki said the BSE group consisted of the BSE, the Central Securities Depository Botswana, which provided the clearing, settlement and safe custody of electronic shares, the Botswana Mercantile Exchange, Botswana’s first commodities exchange, and a new subsidiary that would manage infrastructure and SME funds.

Botswana Mercantile Exchange, the BSE board chairperson said would provide a transparent platform for both hard and soft commodities, allowing for price discovery, transparency and risk mitigation whilst enabling farmers and producers to receive the quoted price for their products.

She said the platform would allowed farmers to focus on farming instead of moving from retail shop to retail shop looking for a market, whilst warehouse receipts and futures contracts would provide greater certainty and reduce volatility.

Further, Ms Mooki said the exchange was intended to touch lives by ensuring that producers, rather than middlemen, benefited from the value chain.The new infrastructure and SME funds, she said would create long-term capital to finance infrastructure projects and support small and medium enterprises.

“This strategy is underpinned by five pillars comprising; talent and culture, technology modernisation, product innovation, internationalisation and force for good,” she added.

She said BSE believed that culture was central to the delivery of strategy and was, therefore, investing in training, capacity building and a shared purpose to ensure it had future-fit people able to deliver its long-term vision.

In addition, Ms Mooki said technology modernisation would also continue to transform the exchange through world-class technologies, artificial intelligence and automation capabilities to drive efficiencies and enable innovation, whilst allowing employees to spend more time on analysis, future-proofing and innovative ideas instead of long-term rout. ENDS