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STORIES THAT MATTER WITH STANDARD BANK
A VISION OF HOPE Hope Village has been a beneficiary of Standard Bank’s long-term support for over 14 years. According to the founder of Hope Village, Marietjie de Klerk, Standard
STORIES THAT MATTER WITH STANDARD BANK
BRIGHTER DAY INITIATIVE The Brighter Day Hope Foundation is a psychosocial support and holistic education development organisation that has been operating in partnership with Standard Bank. It was endorsed by
TECHNOLOGY, AI AND JOB DISPLACEMENT
Economic Pulse – March 2023 The advent of new technologies has often raised concern that new, often more efficient ways of doing things, will lead to job displacement. This fear
THE AGE OF THE DIGITAL NOMAD VISA : NAMIBIA JOINS THE CLUB
Economic Pulse – February 2023 Digital nomad visas have been rising in the popularity as the number of people working remotely has increased in recent years. Remote working became a
STORIES THAT MATTER WITH STANDARD BANK
N$400M RAISED IN GREEN BOND ISSUANCE DEBUT First issued in 2007, green bonds were created to exclusively finance project, assist or business activities that have positive environmental and / or
THE CASE FOR SHARE REPURCHASES
Economic Pulse – January 2023 Share repurchases have been a hotly debated topic, particularly in the developed world, for a number of years now, and yet it somehow still remains
BEST OF 2022 – ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Economic Pulse – December 2022 Looking back, 2022 was a year of ups and downs. The optimism that pervaded the start of the year faded as the Ukraine conflict escalated.
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
STORIES THAT MATTER WITH STANDARD BANK
AN ECOSYSTEM FOR CHANGE An exciting pilot is being run on the outskirts of Windhoek. It aims to develop a new way to produce building material, create food security, agricultural
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-
STORIES THAT MATTER WITH STANDARD BANK
THE PAWS ON THE GROUND: NAMIBIA’S K9 WILDLIFE PROTECTORS At a base in Waterberg National Park lives a special band of wildfile protectors. With a tough job, and through vigorous
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
