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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Central Bank

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Business / Economics

BOJ keeps rates unchanged

  Japan’s central bank is leaving interest rates unchanged in a move widely expected by the market. Its chief, Kazuo Ueda, says a lack of clarity over wage trends and uncertainty over the U.S. economy is behind the decision. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo:  

todayDecember 20, 2024 10

World

US Fed chair won’t resign if Trump demands

  US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said he will not resign if asked to by incoming President Donald Trump. He was speaking after the Fed dropped interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point. As Nick Harper reports from Washington.  

todayNovember 8, 2024 22

Business / Economics

18 October 2024 Morning Biz News: BoN to Launch Sustainability Forum, South Africa Eyes Lower Inflation, Nigeria Reaps Reform Benefits, UK Eases Fiscal Limits

The Bank of Namibia , in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, NAMFISA, and various financial institutions, is preparing to introduce a coordinated forum to promote sustainability in the financial sector, according to The Brief. BoN Governor Johannes !Gawaxab announced that the platform, slated for launch in the coming weeks, will enhance coordination and collaboration on sustainability initiatives. In other financial news, South Africa’s central bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, reaffirmed […]

todayOctober 18, 2024 7

Africa

Ghana’s economic crisis was caused by government borrowing – the central bank did the best it could: economist

      By Emmanuel Ameyaw, Tohoku University     Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. The past two years have seen record high inflation in the country. Ghana’s central bank (the Bank of Ghana) has been criticised in some quarters for its role in the country’s economic malaise, which has hit the profitability of Ghanaian banks. The Conversation Africa’s Godfred Akoto Boafo speaks to […]

todayJune 17, 2024 14

Oshiwambo

O Bank of Namibia oya sindana epapa lyo Transparency Award

O Bank of Namibia oya sindana epapa lyo Transparency Award kegandja lyomapapa lyokomumvo lyo Annual Central banking Awards mo London mo 13 June. Oshiindingili shuunganekwa ko Central Banking Publications ohashi tyapula omapondolo dhingi moshigwana shoo Central bank. Momushangwa gwiikundaneki o Bank of Namibia oyati oya simanekwa omolwa oonkambadhala dhawyo dhingi omilandu dhawo dhopashimaliwa noku nawapaleka uundikuwetikile moshinakugwanithwa shayo shengungumano lyoondando.

todayJune 15, 2024 15

Africa

Nigeria suspends cybersecurity law

Nigeria has suspended a planned levy on electronic transfers to fund cybersecurity. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in a circular last week directed all banks and mobile money operators to charge 0.5% of the value of electronic transfers as a cybersecurity levy. Ajeck Mangut reports.

todayMay 15, 2024 28

Local

Bank of Namibia launches the instant payment project to enhance financial inclusion.

    The Bank of Namibia today officially launched the Instant Payment Project, a pioneering initiative set to revolutionize financial services across Namibia. With a targeted official launch year of 2025, the project aims to significantly broaden financial inclusion by providing essential and affordable financial services to all whilst focusing on the rural and informal sectors which face logistical and financial challenges in accessing conventional banking services. In 2023, the […]

todayApril 26, 2024 33

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