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9 02, 2024

Navigating 2024

2024-03-06T10:56:42+00:00 February 9th, 2024|ECONOMIC PULSE|

Global economic normalisation, electoral crossroads, and Namibia’s path to recovery With 2024 well underway, now seems to be an opportune time to look at what the year is expected to have in store in terms of the larger global economic outlook and what it means for Namibia. Looking at current forecasts for the year, it [...]

28 10, 2021

FRANS INDONGO TRUST SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT’S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19

2021-10-28T07:24:32+00:00 October 28th, 2021|NEWS|

  N$1 MILLION DONATION TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES On October 13th, the Frans Indongo Group (FIG), through the Frans Indongo Trust, officially handed over a donation of One Million Namibian dollars to the Ministry of Health and Social Services as part of the Group's contribution to the ongoing national response against [...]

8 10, 2021

DEVELOPMENT BANK OFFERS FINANCE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

2021-10-08T10:32:17+00:00 October 8th, 2021|NEWS|

DBN CEO Martin Inkumbi The Development Bank of Namibia has announced a facility to finance climate change adaptation, bolstering its long track record of finance with beneficial environmental and social initiatives. Explaining the facility, DBN CEO Martin Inkumbi said it provides an affordable and tailored financing solution for climate and environmental friendly projects. [...]

14 09, 2021

CULTURE LEAD: UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

2021-09-14T09:04:55+00:00 September 14th, 2021|NEWS|

By: Lorelle Viljoen Citizenship Architect: Sustainability (Capricorn Group Human Capital and Citizenship) Organisational culture is the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values, and ways of interacting that contribute to an organisation’s unique social and psychological environment. Basically, organisational culture is the personality of the organisation. Culture is one of those terms that is difficult to express [...]

20 08, 2021

DBN MOOTS NATIONAL EQUITY FUND AS BOOST FOR BUSINESS RECOVERY

2021-08-20T10:08:52+00:00 August 20th, 2021|NEWS|

DBN CEO Martin Inkumbi The onset of Covid-19, 18 months ago, has led to vulnerability on the part of some enterprises. Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) CEO Martin Inkumbi suggests that one solutions can be found in equity finance through a national equity fund for qualifying enterprises currently experiencing headwinds, but with potential [...]

17 08, 2021

5 ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER TO ENSURE YOUR ‘WORK FROM HOME’ DEVICES ARE ADEQUATELY COVERED

2021-08-17T09:22:34+00:00 August 17th, 2021|NEWS|

As the new normal requires people to continue working from home, one needs to take the time to review their portable work devices and ensure that they are adequately insured from theft or unforeseen damage. The awareness around the need for insurance, both in one’s professional and personal capacity has increased tenfold since the [...]