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

Fiscal Policy

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Business / Economics

Bank of Namibia Affirms Financial Stability Following Recent Review

      Naufiku Hamunime, the Acting Director of Strategic Communications and International Relations, shared updates from the Bank of Namibia’s Macro Prudential Oversight Committee. After their December 5th meeting, she confirmed that the financial system remains stable, with both banking and non-banking sectors maintaining sufficient capital and liquidity to handle potential losses.  

todayDecember 13, 2024 17

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Business / Economics

Cirrus Capital’s Groenewald Offers Insight on Central Bank’s Interest Rate Decision

The Bank of Namibia In October lowered its main interest rate, citing a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and the need for economic support. At that point in time, the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously agreed to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 7.25%. Cirrus Capital economist Tannan Groenewald shares his outlook on what the Bank might do next. ENG Tannan Groenewald repo  

todayDecember 4, 2024 13

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8 November 2024 Morning Biz News: Global Financial Trends: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Shifts Impacting Namibia and Beyond

    In the face of global economic challenges, key financial developments are shaping markets worldwide, from inflation trends to shifting interest rates, and changes in trade policies. Recent updates highlight how Namibia is positioned within these global trends, with a strong focus on inflation, exchange rates, and monetary policies that influence everything from local purchasing power to international trade dynamics. Here’s an overview of the most important financial updates […]

todayNovember 8, 2024 15

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Africa

Kenya could run out of money to repay massive debts: how to avoid this

    By Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand   Data from Kenya’s central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December 2023 and June 2024. The drop in external debt – by 15.4 % – over this period does not mean that the country’s overall finances have improved. Rather, it is due to the gains in the value of the Kenyan shilling, thanks to pervasive state […]

todaySeptember 17, 2024 19

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Africa

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst

    By Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town   Rating agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024 20

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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 14

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Namibia

IPPR investigates election year budgets in quarterly economic review

The Quarterly Economic Review by the Institute for Public Policy Research has investigated whether the government has engaged in overspending related to elections since independence. The review examines budgets during election years, including the 2024/2025 budget, which was introduced ahead of the national elections on 27 November 2024. IPPR Executive Director, Graham Hopwood. The report also includes the usual quarter summary, news highlights, key economic variables, and data trends. https://ippr.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Namibia-QER-Q1-2024-1.pdf […]

todayMay 14, 2024 44

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Business / Economics

Fitch Ratings Rates Namibia’s Development Bank as Outlook Stable

  Opinion Piece, By Josef Kefas Sheehama     Fitch Ratings has affirmed DBN's Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB-' and it’s National Long-Term Rating at 'AA+. These credit ratings cover the widest range of credit risk factors and have no limitations. The Namibian Development Bank (DBN) is the country's flagship and largest policy bank, contributing to economic and social development. Its strategy is in line with national development […]

todayMarch 26, 2024 27

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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 17

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