Bank of Botswana
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The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
financial institution ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Bank for International Settlements
ⓘ
International Monetary Fund ⓘ Committee of Central Bank Governors in SADC ⓘ
surface form:
Southern African Development Community central banks
World Bank ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Botswana pula ⓘ |
| ensures |
integrity of the national payment system in Botswana
ⓘ
soundness of the banking system in Botswana ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Bank of Botswana Act ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BoB ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bankofbotswana.bw ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisor to the Government of Botswana on economic and financial matters
ⓘ
banker to the Government of Botswana ⓘ custodian of Botswana’s official foreign reserves ⓘ lender of last resort to commercial banks in Botswana ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Gaborone ⓘ |
| implements | monetary policy decisions of Botswana ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCodeIssued | BWP ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Botswana ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialCommunication | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyGoal |
low and stable inflation in Botswana
ⓘ
price stability in Botswana ⓘ |
| oversees | national payment systems in Botswana ⓘ |
| owner |
government of Botswana
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Botswana
|
| partOf | financial system of Botswana ⓘ |
| publishes |
annual report
ⓘ
monetary policy statements ⓘ research and statistics on the Botswana economy ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial banks in Botswana
ⓘ
non-bank financial institutions within its mandate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
banking sector oversight in Botswana
ⓘ
financial stability in Botswana ⓘ foreign exchange reserves management of Botswana ⓘ issuance of banknotes in Botswana ⓘ issuance of coins in Botswana ⓘ monetary policy of Botswana ⓘ |
| sector |
banking
ⓘ
public sector ⓘ |
| supervises | banking licenses in Botswana ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-commercial public institution ⓘ |
| uses |
interest rate policy as a monetary policy tool
ⓘ
open market operations as a monetary policy tool ⓘ reserve requirements as a monetary policy tool ⓘ |
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