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- ↑ Directory of Financial Institutions Licensed in Botswana
- ↑ "Zimbabwe: ABC Group Rebranding". The Herald (Harare). 28 April 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Bank Gaborone - Home". www.bankgaborone.co.bw. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Capital Bank Partly Owned By Botswana Nationals". Capitalbank.co.bw. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ List of Licensed Commercial Banks In Botswana
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