IMF Staff Country Reports

Botswana: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module

Publication Date:

April 18, 2002

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides a review of Botswana’s data dissemination practices against the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System, complemented by an in-depth assessment of the quality of the national accounts, consumer price index, producer price index, government finance, monetary, and balance-of-payments statistics. All three of Botswana’s statistics producing agencies have a legal and institutional framework that supports statistical quality and demonstrate an awareness of quality as the cornerstone of statistical work. All three agencies also demonstrates professionalism and provide ethical guidelines to their staff.

Series:

Country Report No. 2002/083

Subject:

Balance of payments statistics Civil society organizations Economic and financial statistics Economic sectors Government finance statistics Monetary statistics National accounts