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CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) wishes to invite non-bank financial institutions and the public in general to submit comments on the draft annual estimates and proposed supervisory levies and licensing fees for the financial year ending...
NBFIRA & BIPS public educative interview on YaronaFM, by Ms. Juliana White: Director Capital Markets, NBFIRA and Mr. Tapologo Motshubi: Chairperson, BIPS. The objective of the initiative was to unpack the importance of understanding the advantages and risks of online trading, whether one is...
Please be reminded to tune in Yarona Fm tomorrow morning between 7am and 8am, as the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) and the Botswana Investment Professionals Society (BIPS) discuss how to better understand: - Online Trading, - whether one is being offered unrealistic...
PART I GUIDELINES FOR THE CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTODIANS A number of regulatory bodies do not have Capital Adequacy Requirements strictly for Custodians because they are mostly banks and their financial requirements are embedded on the parent company (the Bank). The minimum capital...
Disclaimer: Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference | 8 & 9 December 2021 | Big Valley Game Lodge It has come to the attention of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory (“NBFIRA”) that there is an Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference scheduled for December...
NBFIRA 1/9/6 – I (15) Botswana: The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) has released the Annual Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2021, containing the performance of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) sector and the Regulatory Authority for the 2020/21...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Sacals(Pty) Ltd t/a Sacals Pawnshop (Pty) Ltd (“Sacals”)’s exemption to trade as a pawnshop. The effect of the revocation of exemption is that Sacals shall no longer be...
Annexure B List of High Risk Countries by the FATF: Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (Grey List) – October 2021 1. Albania 2. Barbados 3. Burkina Faso 4. Cambodia 5. Cayman Islands 6. Haiti 7. Jamaica 8. Jordan 9. Mali 10. Malta 11. Morocco 12. Myanmar 13. Nicaragua 14. Pakistan 15. Panama...
Paris, 21 October 2021 - The threat of terrorism remains serious in many regions of the world. The FATF notes with grave concern a series of terrorist attacks recently in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other regions, including Africa and South Asia. These attacks, either claimed by ISIL (Da’esh) and...
26 October 2021 NBFIRA 3/3/5-I (71) To: AML/CFT Compliance Officers Dear Sir/Madam, FATF PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE FINANCING OF ISIL, AL-QAEDA & AFFILIATES AND NOTICE ON THE LIST OF HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES 1. Your attention is brought to the above subject matter. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF...

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