WIRE — Sunday Standard Banks stay profitable, but expensive funding eats into Q1:2026 earnings Botswanas banking sector remained firmly profitable in the first quarter of 2026, but rising funding costs and growing credit risk pressures weighed on earnings, signalling a more challenging operating environment for lenders. According to Bank of Botswana data, the countrys nine commercial banks posted a combined net profit of P851.5 million in the three months The post Banks stay profitable, but expensive funding eats into Q1:2026 earnings first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter
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