A noble and dedicated candidate who also served as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) panel in Botswana. He has served with enthusiasms and integrity over the past 10 years in an audit and accounting environment. His accounting experience includes public and private sector and diverse industries, including non-profit NGOS. Driven by passion after achieving all the required experience, He formed Mamlathan & Associates and became the managing partner of this Audit Tax & Advisory firm as well as Whiteprint (PTY)LTD on the accounting side.

Over the years, he has shared his knowledge in different platforms encouraging, guiding and mentoring students, affiliates and members in their Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) journey and also served as an ACCA advocate. His journey began in 2013 when he got his Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) qualification and started one of the fast-growing firm in2014, located in Botswana. It is focusing on consultation, audit as well as tax and advisory.

As Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) member he embraced several business opportunities as a Practicing partner and would like to contribute in the Global Strategy and Governance of ACCA. He is standing proudly as ACCA Fellow Member and would like to make all members proud of their ACCA membership as a Global Dynamic Accounting Body. Mr. Mompati Kgaimena is aware and mindful of the challenges faced by members and students of ACCA, particularly in new and developing markets, especially now that the African industries are growing. The contribution he is willing to bring as council member will add value in accounting and business, in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). His wish is to serve on the Council and be involved at the strategic level, examining issues of wider reaching and longer-term importance and help in establishing ACCA’s position on global issues.

Despite being state-owned, Africa’s largest airline by revenue and profit has long been free from government meddling. This is one reason why Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO since 2011, has survived the country’s recent political rev­olution. New prime minister Abiy Ahmed has purged senior staff from other state-owned enterprises, but Tewolde’s team and vision remain intact.

Another reason is that under his stewardship the company has made extraordinary progress. Its net profit in the 2017/18 financial year rose to $233m, from $229m the previous year, while its operating revenue rose by 43% to $3.7bn – figures unmatched by any other carrier on the continent.

According to the National Statistics Institute (INDEC), national consumer prices rose 3.1% over the previous month in July, coming in below June’s 3.7% month-on-month increase. June’s print reflected a broad-based increase in 11 of the 12 components of the index. The strongest price increases were recorded for: transportation, mainly due to the rise in fuel prices; recreation and culture, due to winter holidays; and household equipment. National inflation increased from 29.5% in June to 31.2% in July, the highest print since March 2017.

Panelists surveyed for this month’s LatinFocus report expect national inflation to hit 30.4% at the end of 2018, which is up 0.8 percentage points from last month’s forecast. Inflation is projected to ease to 20.2% at the end of 2019. The current LatinFocus projections significantly exceed the Central Bank’s inflation targets for the end of 2018 (15.0%) and the end of 2019 (19.0%).