Bachelor of Arts International Finance & Banking

Botswana Institute of Banking & Finance · Gaborone

About this programme

A four-year degree covering financial analysis, risk management, treasury and international financial markets, including an international attachment. Entry is 34 BGCSE points (31 for OVC students) with at least a C in Mathematics and English; holders of a BIBF Certificate or Diploma in Banking may enter via advanced standing.

Entry requirement

Entry requirement: at least 34 points.

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Programme facts

Qualification	Bachelor of Arts (NCQF Level 7)
Institution	Botswana Institute of Banking & Finance
Faculty / school	Banking & Finance
Duration	4 years
Location	Gaborone
Minimum points	34
Accreditation	BQA Accredited
Funding / sponsorship	Government sponsorship available for full-time students (apply via BIBF, +267 3952493); self- and employer-sponsored options also accepted.
Demand outlook	HRDC forecasts about 1,143 openings a year in BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES (2025). 14,760 graduates in this field were recorded unemployed at 2024Q1, which at that rate is about 12.9 years of hiring to absorb the people already waiting — ACRON’s calculation from two HRDC figures, not an HRDC finding, and it counts only the existing pool. Graduates per opening: 3.64. ISCED includes Law in this bucket; Table 31 has no Law field, so the graduate count is slightly overstated relative to the openings. These openings are a forecast of need, not posts that are currently being filled. In July 2026 the Directorate of Public Service Management told Parliament's Public Accounts Committee that government "currently do not have the financial capacity to create new vacancies", and that more than 8,000 students now graduate each year while the economy is no longer creating jobs at the same pace. Government policy reserves 80% of entry-level vacancies for new graduates and is achieving about 70%. (Directorate of Public Service Management, evidence to the 62nd sitting of the Public Accounts Committee, reported by Mmegi (July 2026).) This describes the whole field, not this programme alone, and it is not a government waiting list — Botswana publishes no such figure. Source: HRDC Priority Skills Report, March 2025, Table 31 p.41 and Appendix 3 pp.66-76; HRDC Tertiary Education Statistics Report 2024, Table 22.

Careers this programme leads to

Investment Banker Financial Analyst Risk Manager Credit Analyst Bank Manager Treasury Officer Compliance Officer Portfolio Manager Financial Consultant Foreign Exchange Dealer

Source

Published by https://bibf.ac.bw/qualifications/bachelor-of-arts-international-finance-banking/.

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