Category: National News
DBN accredited as Green Climate Fund direct recipient
STAFF WRITER
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has been officially accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a Direct Access Entity (DAE) [...]
NCCI Swakopmund branch elects new executive
STAFF WRITER
The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Swakopmund Branch has elected a new Executive Committee.
The new leadership now i [...]
Namibia records N$121m trade surplus as China dominates exports
STAFF WRITER
THE Namibia Statistics Agency says Namibia recorded a trade surplus of N$121 million in May.
This is a significant improvement when c [...]
Namibians are becoming poorer -Economist
TAFF WRITER
ECONOMISTS say the reclassification of Namibia from an upper middle income country to a lower middle income country means Namibians ar [...]
Namibia now lower middle income country -World Bank
STAFF WRITER
NAMIBIA is now a lower middle income earning country, the latest report from the World Bank says.
According to the latest classifica [...]
Lab-grown diamonds threaten value of Namibian gems
STAFF WRITER
An increasing appetite in affordable lab-grown diamonds (synthetic diamonds) is putting pressure on original carat producers like Na [...]
Fired engineering council members kick back at Nekundi
STAFF REPORTER
FORMER members of the Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN) have challenged the decision by works minister Veikko Nekundi to fire them [...]
Learn from Norway and avoid the African curse on oil – Research firm tells Namibia
STAFF WRITER
NAMIBIA needs to take hard lessons from how oil discoveries have become a curse than a blessing in most African countries by creati [...]
SACU members hold dear to AGOA amid new Trump tariff regime
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MEMBER states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are holding dear to the continuation of the African Growth and Opportunity A [...]
Namibian civil servants to use part of their pensions as collateral to buy houses
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Namibian civil servants can now use a portion of their pensions as collateral for loans to buy residential properties.
Minister of Fi [...]