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5 03, 2024

ECONOMIC PROGRESS UNDER NAMIBIA’S LATE PRESIDENT

2024-03-13T09:01:34+00:00 March 5th, 2024|ECONOMIC PULSE, NEWS|

Economic Pulse – March 2024 His Excellency Dr Hage Geingob embarked on his presidency in 2015 amidst a wave of public support, having secured 86% of the presidential vote in 2014. However, with Geingob’s inauguration as the third president of Namibia, he inherited an overheated economy rapidly running out of steam. While Namibia had been [...]

23 02, 2021

DEBT MANAGEMENT DURING TOUGH TIMES

2021-02-23T12:11:35+00:00 February 23rd, 2021|NEWS|

By: Bank Windhoek’s Market Research Analyst, Loide David In August, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) cut its benchmark interest rate by another 25 Basis Points (BPS), a standard unit of measure for interest rates, to a record low of 3.75 percent, after the South African Reserve Bank's interest rate was cut by the same margin in [...]

15 02, 2021

BANK OF NAMIBIA RALLIES DOMESTIC ECONOMIC PLAYERS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY

2021-02-15T09:00:49+00:00 February 15th, 2021|NEWS|

PRESS RELEASE:  11 February 2021, Windhoek BANK OF NAMIBIA RALLIES DOMESTIC ECONOMIC PLAYERS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY In line with its mandatory obligation to provide sound advice that informs robust and agile policy making, the Bank of Namibia on Thursday, 11 February 2021, hosted an economic roundtable with Chairpersons [...]