MACRO PULSE: FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE

MACRO PULSE: FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE Economic Risks for Namibia REGIONAL CONTEXT AND ESCALATING TRADE RISK Recent FMD outbreaks in South Africa, Botswana and Zambia have elevated biosecurity from a sector-specific concern to a macroeconomic issue. A confirmed outbreak in South Africa’s Northern Cape, roughly 400 kilometres from Namibia’s southern border, together with infections in Botswana’s Disease […]

NAMIBIA IN 2017 AND BEYOND

After years of strong growth driven by mining investment and fiscal expansion, Namibia enters 2017 facing significant fiscal contraction, slowing activity and external risks. An analysis of the outlook and critical policy choices ahead.