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This paper presents Botswana’s Detailed Assessment of Observance—Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision report. Legislative changes for safeguarding operational independence are needed. The supervisory methodology and bank-rating framework requires a review to be a forward-looking assessment of risk. The supervision approach can be strengthened with greater use of qualitative information as inputs for offsite analysis together with a shorter onsite examination cycle. The capital adequacy framework for banks is largely aligned with the Basel framework and proportionate to the risks and complexities of the local banking industry, with minimum capital requirements being set significantly higher than under the Basel framework. The supervisory approach to management of problem assets, provisions and reserves by banks needs revision. There is a need to develop guidance for supervisors and supervisory methodologies to encourage higher standards of liquidity risk management. Material deficiencies exist in relation to regulations for corporate governance.

Auditing / Audits --- Auditing --- Bank risk management --- Banks and Banking --- Banks and banking --- Capital and Ownership Structure --- Credit risk --- External audit --- Finance --- Finance: General --- Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation --- Financial regulation and supervision --- Financial Risk and Risk Management --- Financial risk management --- Financial services industry --- Financial services law & regulation --- Financing Policy --- General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation --- Goodwill --- International agencies --- International Agreements and Observance --- International Economics --- International institutions --- International organization --- International Organizations --- Liquidity risk --- Market risk --- Monetary economics --- Monetary Policy --- Monetary policy --- Money and Monetary Policy --- Operational risk --- Public Administration --- Public Finance --- Public financial management (PFM) --- Public Sector Accounting and Audits --- State supervision --- Value of Firms --- Botswana