insert_link Business / EconomicsFinance Minister revises economic growth to 3.3%, cuts growth forecast Finance and Social Grant Management Minister Erica Shafudah (Photo contributed) Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah has tabled the 2025 Mid-Term Budget Review in Parliament on Tuesday, 21 October, painting a cautious picture of Namibia’s fiscal and economic outlook as growth slows and public debt rises. The review projects economic growth of 3.3% for 2025, a notable downward revision from the 4.5% forecast announced during the main budget in March. The decline […] today21 October, 2025
insert_link South AfricaSA to Prioritize Development Financing in G20 Presidency South Africa's National Treasury Director-General, Duncan Pieterse, says South Africa will use its G20 Presidency to address financing for development and tackle barriers to growth in developing countries. The Finance and Central Bank Deputies' meeting is taking place in Cape Town this week. The G20 members represent about 85-percent of the world’s gross domestic product and 75-percent of international trade. Pieterse says South Africa has signalled a strong intent to […] today25 February, 2025
