Bank of Botswana

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Bank of Botswana
Banka Ya Botswana
Bank of Botswana logo.svg
Headquarters Gaborone, Botswana
Established1 July 1975 (1975-07-01)
Ownership Government of Botswana 100% [1]
Governor Cornelius Karlens Dekop
Central bank of Botswana
Currency Botswana pula
BWP (ISO 4217)
Reserves7 390 million USD [1]
Bank rate 3.75%
Website bankofbotswana.bw

The Bank of Botswana (BoB; Tswana : Polokelo ya Madi ya Botswana) is the central bank of Botswana.

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When Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, the country was part of the Rand Monetary Area (RMA). [2] In 1974 Botswana withdrew from the RMA, and the Bank of Botswana and Financial Institution Acts established the legal framework for a central bank in Botswana to be established in July 1975, with Christopher H. L. Hermans as the first Governor. [2] The pula was launched as a national currency in 1976, and in 1977 the Bank of Botswana became the government banker. [3]

The Bank manages Botswana's sovereign wealth fund, the Pula Fund.

History

Bank of Botswana building in 1980s Bank of Botswana (1980s) Botswana History.jpg
Bank of Botswana building in 1980s

Governors of the Bank of Botswana

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References

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