insert_link Uncategorized Expert Sheehama Praises Namibia’s Trade Hosting Role Namibia is set to co-host the upcoming Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, with business expert Josef Sheehama calling it “a very good opportunity for the country” to highlight its role in presenting the Commonwealth’s position on the Multilateral Trading System to the World Trade Organization. Cabinet also endorsed plans for a biennial Investment Conference to drive trade, empower MSMEs, and advance regional integration. today18 August, 2025
insert_link Oshiwambo Oominista dho SACU odha tsakanene mo South Africa ohela okwiikunda iihohela ya gwedhwako kepangelo lya America kiilyolongo iihandimwe yo SACU Namibia okwa kutha ombinga moshigongi sho Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Council of Ministers Meeting sha ningwa mo 12 May 2025 mo Johannesburg, South Africa, kohi yuunashipundi wa Ericah Shafudah,ominista yemona. Selma Aashipala Musvayi ominista yiipambele yopashigwana niipindi naye okwali a kutha ombinga moshigongi. Oshigongi okwali shiithanwa meendelelo okwiikunda iihohela ya gwedhwako kepangelo lya America kiilyolongo iihandimwe yo SACU,ekuthepo lyiihohela ya gwedhwako omasiku 90 nelalakano lyoonkundathana,noku thaneka omilandu dhoka tayi […] today13 May, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics China condemns Trump’s ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO today19 February, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics 11 February 2025 Morning Biz News Namibia’s Diamond Production Drops as Namdeb Surges Namibia's rough diamond production totaled 2.234 million carats in 2024, reflecting a 4% decline from the 2.327 million carats mined in 2023, according to the latest data from De Beers, as reported by The Brief. Despite the overall decline, Namdeb saw a remarkable 30% surge in output, reaching 609,000 carats compared to 468,000 carats the previous year. In the fourth quarter alone, Namdeb's […] today11 February, 2025
insert_link Africa Digital trade protocol for Africa: why it matters, what’s in it and what’s still missing By Franziska Sucker, University of the Witwatersrand In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africa’s digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement, designed to create a single continental market for free movement of goods, services, capital and people. Franziska Sucker explains the protocol, why it matters and what still […] today2 April, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies A crewmember working the net on a research trawl vessel. Image by Jennifer Gilden/Pacific Fishery Management Council via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed). By Elizabeth Fitt via Mongabay Ambitions to finalize a two-part treaty to equitably stop governments from funding overfishing were dashed again at the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, which ended in the early hours of March 2. “This outcome is not just disappointing; it’s a dire blow […] today6 March, 2024
insert_link Africa Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed locally. The country’s import dependence is primarily a consequence of the production of low-value primary products without substantial value addition. To forestall over-dependence on foreign goods, the government has proposed a trade […] today23 January, 2024
