Sunday Standard Gaolathe’s debt problem risks becoming a banking problem If Botswana government were to experience a serious financial crisis, would local banks survive? This is the question will be keeping a number of local bankers awake at night, following a warning by international risk analysts, that government debt problem is increasingly becoming a bank problem. Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s growing reliance on commercial banks to finance government’s widening fiscal gap is raising concerns that a severe deterioration in Botswana’s public finances could eventually spill over into the banking sector, exposing lenders to losses and threatening financial stability. .ihc-locker-wrap{} There’s more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it’s also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a...