Left: Jesaya Hano-Oshike, co-founder & Director of the Basecamp Business Incubator, Naude Muller, co-founder PayToday and IDToday, Linda McLeod, Acting Manager in Startup & Scale Unit at NIPDB, Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze, Chief Strategic Communications & Support Engagements (NamRa) 24 July 2024 Another fascinating instalment of the Namibia Trade Network's Business Breakfast Club (BBC) took place in [...]
Article by Business Express Seeking to promote economic growth and development and cultivate a relationship for mutual benefit, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) last week signed a Sister Airports agreement between ATL and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). The agreement establishes a commitment to help improve passenger and cargo [...]
Article by Business Express The upcoming African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector, taking place this November in Cape Town – will host a series of country-specific spotlights, showcasing investment opportunities across Africa’s leading energy markets including Namibia. Spotlight sessions will highlight projects seeking investment, [...]
Article by Business Express The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has received its accreditation certificate to the ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Standard from the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS). This achievement underscores NAB’s commitment to excellence in regulating agronomic and horticultural products in Namibia. ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is an internationally recognised standard that specifies requirements for the [...]
Article by Business Express African technology metals mining company Andrada Mining, which has its roots in exploring the rich geologies of Southern Africa, is poised to become a pivotal player in the global lithium supply chain, driven by burgeoning demand for critical minerals-intensive electric vehicles (EVs) and semiconductors. Speaking at this year’s Junior Indaba recently, [...]
Article by Business Express Namibia and Ghana will establish a Bi-National Commission (BNC) to be co-chaired by their Heads of State, elevating the status of their 30-year-old Permanent Joint Commission for Co-operation (PJCC). This was announced in a communique signed by their foreign ministers in Swakopmund, a port city 360 km west of the capital, [...]
Article by Business Express Business Scout for Development Christina Pfandl has spoken about Namibia possibly being an underestimated sourcing market for fresh produce in southern Africa. In a recent presentation, Pfandl noted that although Namibia is a net importer of fresh produce, it has some untapped competitive advantages worth exploring. Namibia produces fruit and more [...]
Article by Business Express Over the past 25 years, Namibia has enjoyed commendable economic expansion, averaging an impressive 4.5% per annum, which has elevated the country to upper-middle-income status. However, since 2015, growth has decelerated, revealing deep-seated structural challenges that need to be addressed to catalyse a new era of prosperity. Central to this new [...]
Article by Business Express In the first half of 2024, a total of 6,361 units were sold, slightly below the 6,441 units sold in the same period of 2023 but surpassing pre-pandemic levels, a report by Simonis Storm reveals. In June 2024, vehicle sales increased to 993 units from 966 units in May 2024, representing [...]
BON AND DBN FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST NAMIBIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster economic growth and development in Namibia. The agreement, signed on Monday, aims to leverage the combined expertise and resources of the BoN and [...]
