insert_link Business / Economics Credit Growth Holds Steady at 5.7% Private sector credit growth stayed unchanged at 5.7% year-on-year in July 2025, the fastest pace since early 2020. Simonis Storm analyst Thazwill Thompson says this stability points to a consolidating credit cycle, with corporate demand easing while household uptake shows modest recovery. today4 September, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics 5 November 2024 Morning Biz News Update: Key Financial Developments In the past year, Namibia has witnessed a significant increase in credit extension, with a total of N$3.37 billion issued—almost double the amount from the previous year. According to The Brief, individuals accounted for N$1.90 billion of this credit, while corporations took up N$1.47 billion. Private sector credit has shown positive growth, rising by 0.6% month-over-month and reaching an annual growth rate of 3.0% by September 2024. Meanwhile, the South […] today5 November, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics Private sector credit growth slows Private sector credit extension experienced a sluggish of 1.3% year-on-year in March, reflecting a slowdown from February’s 1.7% year-on-year and a sharp decline from the 3.9% observed in March 2023. This represents the slowest pace of PSCE growth in the last decade. For the first quarter of 2024, the average annual credit growth further softened to 1.8% year-on-year, compared to 3.2% year-on-year in the same quarter of the previous year. […] today7 May, 2024
