## Botswana: Selected Issues

_IMF Staff Country Reports, August 8, 2017_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 8, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484314906.002

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### Overview
- Examines the stability of the financial sector in Botswana.
- Concludes that the financial system has grown rapidly over the years but that substantial scope for expansion remains.
- Attributes growth to political and economic stability, savings from diamond exports, and fiscal surpluses.

### Financial system growth and composition
- Banks, institutional investors, and the Botswana Stock Exchange have grown steadily over the years based on political and economic stability, savings from diamond exports, and fiscal surpluses.

### Risks, data gaps, and interconnections
- Data gaps and incomplete information on cross-border capital flows may entail risks.
- Growing interconnection with the nonbank financial sector may entail risks.
- Macro-financial risks associated with banks’ large exposures need proper assessment.

### Policy recommendations and supervisory priorities
- Botswana’s financial stability framework could benefit from upgrading.
- Close cooperation among regulators is recommended to address data gaps and supervisory blind spots.
- Proper assessment of macro-financial risks associated with banks’ large exposures will contribute to more effective financial system supervision.

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