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NBFIRA 3/3/5-I (36) To: AML/CFT Compliance Officers / Principal Officers - Non-Bank Financial Institutions (“NBFIs”) Dear Sir/Madam, Re: United Nations Security Council Resolutions- 2368(2017); 1718 (2006); 2127 (2013); 2127 (2013); 2368 (2017); 2368 (2017) The above matter refers. Botswana has an...
PUBLIC TENDER NOTICE The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority ( NBFIRA ), also known as the Regulatory Authority , wishes to invite proposals from companies for the below-listed tender: TENDER NO: NBFIRA 001/2021 TENDER FOR THE DESIGN, LAYOUT AND PRINTING OF THE NBFIRA ANNUAL...
1. We refer to the above captioned subject matter. 2. Botswana has an obligation to support international efforts to combat money laundering , prevent, suppress and disrupt proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as the financing of terrorism . 3. The purpose of this communique is to...
NBFIRA Publishes the 2019/20 Research Bulletin: The Botswana Insurance Industry Insurance Industry Performance, Trends and Forecasts Capital Adequacy Measurement- the new Insurance Industry Act, 2015. Progress on Financial Inclusion and Literacy within the Insurance Industry Botswana: The Non-Bank...
April 23, 2020 NBFIRA 3/3/4 -VI (05) To: AML/CFT Compliance Officers (AMLCOs) - Non-Bank Financial Institutions (“NBFIs”) RE: COMPLIANCE WITH AML/CFT & P OBLIGATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN BOTSWANA 1. We refer to the captioned subject matter. 2. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has...
In light of the State of Public Emergency declared by His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi on 31 st March 2020, the Authority informs all Non-Bank Financial Institutions and the public that its office will be observing the Extreme Social Distancing period which commences at midnight today...
BLUTHORN FUND MANAGERS (PTY) LTD (“BluThorn”) Formerly known as Ecsponent Asset Management (Pty) Ltd – in Statutory Management - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT On the 2 nd April 2020 the Non-Bank Financial Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”), acting in terms of Section 46 (4) (a) of the Securities Act No...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets os saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes. For more information follow the picture below:
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) hereby informs members of the public that PRIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (PTY) LTD (“Prime”) has been placed under temporary closure in terms of Section 57 of the NBFIRA Act 2016. In consequence of the temporary closure, Prime is not...
In light of the recent developments relating to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Authority wishes to inform the public about the following precautionary measures that it has put in place in the interest of the safety of its staff and the public: Social Distancing: Cancellation of Large...

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