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Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile

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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 8

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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 15

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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 19

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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 34

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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 36

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Africa

Twin rate cuts set Mozambique apart as African currency rally

    By Seth Onyango, bird story agency   Mozambique’s central bank has decisively cut its benchmark lending rate to 15.75% from 16.5%, setting a precedent as the first African country to slash rates twice in 2024. The move highlights Maputo’s aggressive push for economic growth amid a wider trend of cooling inflation and currency stability against the US dollar across Africa. Rate cuts in the southeastern African nation, prompted […]

todayApril 8, 2024 47

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Sri Lanka cuts key interest rates, seeks China deal

    Sri Lanka's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday as the prime minister visited China seeking a debt restructuring deal crucial to maintaining an IMF bailout. Transport minister and government spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena was in Beijing, the island's biggest bilateral creditor. "We are in the final stages of restructuring our foreign debt and the prime minister is in China for this purpose," Gunawardana told […]

todayMarch 26, 2024 32

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Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed

    By Thierno Thioune, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar   On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger’s ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a common currency with Burkina Faso and Mali. “The currency is a first step toward breaking free from the legacy of colonisation,” he said on national TV, referring to the CFA franc inherited from French colonisation. Burkina Faso, […]

todayMarch 15, 2024 23

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The Bank of Namibia considers banking sector resilience buffer

The Bank of Namibia is considering adding a counter-cyclical capital buffer to improve resilience in the banking sector. This buffer, a macroprudential policy tool, recognises the dynamics of financial markets and economic activity. Its purpose is to strengthen banks against potential losses during economic stress periods. BoN Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the central bank will begin consultations with the industry regarding the buffer's implementation.

todayDecember 18, 2023 20