The Botswana Stock Exchange is a small but thriving exchange located in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswana share market was established in 1989 and became the Botswana Stock Exchange in 1995. It is governed by the Botswana Stock Exchange Act. The Exchange has a small, stable listing. All listings are included in the only index, the Botswana Share Market Index, which is weighted according to the volume of shares in issue and the current bid price. As well as equities, BDC bond and Investec Floating Rate Note are traded. Private investors are estimated to account for under 10% of the total market capitalisation. Gaborone, estimated population 186,000 (2001), is the capital of Botswana. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The licensing authority for brokers in Botswana is the Ministry of Finance. Membership may be corporate or individual. The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ...