NAMIBIA’S URANIUM SECTOR IS ESSENTIAL TO A DECARBONISED WORLD
Economic Pulse – October 2022 Nuclear power has long been controversial, with proponents citing its potential to decarbonise the world and opponents raising concerns about safety and waste. However, as the need to address climate change grows more urgent, nuclear energy is gaining new support as a clean source of green energy. Nuclear plants do […]
NAMIBIA’S UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AMBITIONS
Economic Pulse – September 2022 Over the pas couple of decades a lot has been done in terms of improving health care systems around the world. The number of low- and middle-income countries aspiring to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) has also been rising. At present, over 70 nations, mainly in the developed world, operate […]
HOW IRRATIONAL DECISION-MAKING IMPACTS MARKETS
Financial theory in the traditional sense assumes that investors act rationally, using all available information to make investment decisions. If we also assume that markets are frictionless (no tax and no costs), we should have a situation where markets are perfectly priced. What you pay for a stock should be what it is worth. In […]
ROYAL HUSTLERS WITH TRIBEFIRE STUDIOS
Fenni Nghikevali iCAN CEO, First of Many The CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN) is the first woman from a previously disadvantaged background to hold that position. Talking to 99FM, Fenni Mghikevali shared the Fenni Nghikevali to plan, Fenni has some unconventional story of firsts that fostered her passion for intentionality and living […]
DEVELOPMENT BANK 2022 GOOD BUSINESS AWARDS
04/11/2022 Wins for land servicing and education, strong showings for tourism, manufacturing and transport and logistics The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) hosted its prestigious 2022 Good Business Awards in Windhoek on the night of 3 November 2022. Officiated over by the Vice President, His Excellency, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, the event was attended by leading […]
THE UNTAPPED MARKET OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
By Reem El Sherif, RMB Strategy and Business Development Manager. Reem leads Strategy in RMB Namibia and is a passionate researcher in the gender and socio-economic development field. With just around seven and a half years to go for the world to achieve the ambitious gender equality targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, the average […]
NAMIBIA SET FOR BIG INTEREST RATE HIKE IN OCTOBER
September 23, 2022 Economists are predicting the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will raise its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points in October, the second such rise in a row, and signal plans to raise rates again in the coming months. This was after the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the […]
CORPORATE PARTNERS RESPOND TO HOUSING NEED IN NAMIBIA
On 7 February 2022 the FirstRand Namibia Foundation, Pupkewitz Foundation and Ohorongo Cement reaffirmed their commitment to support the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia at their annual sponsorship handover. Rozina Jacobs, FNB Home Loans National Sales Manager, representing the FirstRand Namibia Foundation at the event, said the partners remain committed to this worthy cause, because […]
RMB WINS GLOBAL FINANCE MAGAZINE’S BEST TREASURY AND CASH MANAGEMENT BANK
2 February 2022: The prestigious Global Finance magazine has recognised RMB Namibia as the Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank and RMB as the Best Bank for Payments and Collections in Africa. The awards acknowledge excellence in treasury and cash management in relation to market share and reach, customer service, competitive pricing, product innovation and differentiation. […]
FIRSTRAND NAMIBIA LAUNCHES FIRST JOB INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: Becoming globally competitive begins at home
Caption: ART1427: (f.l.t.r) Wiann Mans, Learning and Development Manager, Isdor Angula, FirstRand Namibia CHRO, Elzita Beukes, Group Communications Manager, Daisry Mathias, Presidential Advisor: Youth and Enterprise Development, and Conrad Dempsey, FirstRand Namibia CEO. 24 November 2021 FirstRand Namibia has launched the FirstJob Internship Programme in line with the leading financial services group’s purpose and broader Namibian […]