博茨瓦纳：公共部门债务统计团数据质量评估技术援助报告（2025年5月14日至20日）（英）

BOTSWANA Report on Data Quality Assessment forPublic Sector Debt Statistics Mission(May 14–20, 2025) AUGUST2025 Prepared ByAndrew Kitili (mission chief) andBruno Rocha Statistics Department DISCLAIMER “The contents of this document constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the InternationalMonetary Fund to the authorities of Botswana (the "CD recipient") in response to their request fortechnical assistance. This document (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof may be disclosed by theIMF to the IMF Executive Director for Botswana, to other IMF Executive Directors and members of theirstaff, as well as to other agencies or instrumentalities of the CD recipient, and upon their request, toWorld Bank staff, and other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest unless theCD recipient specifically objects to such disclosure (seeOperational Guidance for the Dissemination ofCapacity Development Information). Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) to partiesoutside the IMF other than agencies or instrumentalities of the CD recipient, World Bank staff, othertechnical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest shall require the explicit consent of theCD recipient and the IMF’s Statistics department.” PARTNERS Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 2 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 3Background .................................................................................................................................... 3Summary Findings and Recommendations................................................................................... 4Priority recommendations .............................................................................................................. 7 Detailed Assessment and Recommendations ............................................................................................ 12 A.Prerequisites of quality..................................................................................................................... 12B.Assurances of integrity..................................................................................................................... 15C.Methodological Soundness.............................................................................................................. 16D.Accuracy and Reliability................................................................................................................... 19E.Serviceability .................................................................................................................................... 21F.Accessibility ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Appendix I. Officials Met During the Mission ........................................................................................ 24Appendix II. Users’ Survey Results [to be completed] .......................................................................... 27Appendix III. Standardized Debt Table for Reporting PSDS ................................................................ 31Appendix IV. Authorities’ Response to Assessment Report ................................................................. 32 Acronyms and Abbreviations Overall Assessment Overview 1.This report provides an assessment of the data quality of the public sector debtstatistics of Botswana.The assessment was conducted against theIMF’s Data Quality AssessmentFramework (DQAF) for Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) 2024.The DQAF lays out internationallyaccepted practices in statistics, ranging from good governance in data-producing agencies to specificpractices in compiling and disseminating public sector debt statistics (PSDS). 2.The mission was undertaken under the auspices of a two-year project to strengthen thequality of public sector debt statistics in selected African countries.The project is funded by theGovernment of Japan through the Japan Administered Account for Selected IMF Activities (JSA). TheIMF mission team extends its appreciation to the authorities for the warm reception and candiddiscussions throughout the mission and to Mr. Hiroyasu Tonokawa (Resident Representative, JapanInternational Cooperation Agency) and his staff, who also met with the mission, and shared theirinsights. The team is grateful to Robert Osudi for preparing the background documents for themission. 3.This report is based on information provided prior to and during a mission fromMay 14–20,