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  "title": "Botswana: Technical Assistance Report—National Accounts Mission",
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  "summary": "A remote technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted by IMF’s Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa (AFS)1 during April 12–16, 2021 to assist Statistics Botswana (SB) in improving the quality of the national accounts statistics.",
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      "heading": "Mission overview",
      "content": "- A remote technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted by IMF’s Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa (AFS)1 during April 12–16, 2021.\n- The mission assisted Statistics Botswana (SB) in improving the quality of the national accounts statistics.\n- The System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA) recommends that the national accounts be rebased every five years."
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      "heading": "Purpose and importance of national accounts improvement",
      "content": "- Reliable national accounts are essential for informed economic policymaking by the authorities.\n- National accounts provide important inputs for:\n  - the private sector,\n  - foreign investors,\n  - rating agencies,\n  - donors, and\n  - the public in general.\n- National accounts also inform economic analysis and IMF surveillance."
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      "heading": "Methodological note and data requirements",
      "content": "- Rebasing requires comprehensive surveys and ideally, supply and use tables (SUTs) to support coherent checking of data."
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      "content": "- Publication date: August 24, 2021\n- Pages: 11\n- Volume: 2021\n- Issue: 185\n- Series: Country Report No. 2021/185\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513594422.002\n- Stock No: 1BWAEA2021002\n- ISBN: 9781513594422\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Subjects: Corporate income tax, International organization, Monetary policy, National accounts, Taxes, Value-added tax\n- Keywords: Africa, Corporate income tax, mission SB, SB review, Southern Africa, statistic s department, statistics Botswana, TA provider, Value-added tax\n\nSource: Botswana: Technical Assistance Report—National Accounts Mission, IMF Staff Country Reports 2021, Issue 185 (August 24, 2021).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1bwaea2021002\n  - 1bwaea2021002 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1bwaea2021002 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "A remote technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted by IMF’s Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa (AFS)1 during April 12–16, 2021.",
    "The mission assisted Statistics Botswana (SB) in improving the quality of the national accounts statistics.",
    "The System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA) recommends that the national accounts be rebased every five years.",
    "Reliable national accounts are essential for informed economic policymaking by the authorities.",
    "Rebasing requires comprehensive surveys and ideally, supply and use tables (SUTs) to support coherent checking of data.",
    "Publication date: August 24, 2021",
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    "Stock No: 1BWAEA2021002",
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    "Subjects: Corporate income tax, International organization, Monetary policy, National accounts, Taxes, Value-added tax",
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