News Namibia: Namibia's Fixed Currency Peg Leaves Limited Room for Independent Monetary Policy: IMF
The IMF finds that Namibia's banking system is driven primarily by South African monetary policy, showing that a fixed exchange rate significantly limits the country's ability to use interest rates independently to stimulate growth. The report urges governments, development partners and the private sector to focus on structural reforms, financial market development and investment-friendly policies, as lower interest rates alone cannot revive credit growth or accelerate economic development.
News Namibia: Our Family Office Celebrates Landmark Property Deal with International Real Estate Giant in Namibia
CAPE TOWN, ZA / ACCESS Newswire / May 23, 2025 / Our Family Office(Pty) Ltd (FSP50677), a fast-growing family office headquartered in Somerset West, Cape Town, has secured a landmark intermediary contract within the real estate sector in Namibia, ...
News Namibia: At 10 years old, Ethereum's future is brighter than ever despite recent setbacks
The current Ethereum bull run has done a 180 from the last, fueled by institutions and digital dollars instead of meme coins and NFTs. Until very recently investors struggled to understand its purpose ...
News Namibia: What Is An Ethereum Spot ETF? What You Should Know
Tracking the performance of an Ethereum Spot ETF. A cryptocurrency network purpose-built to enable smart contracts and decentralized applications, Ethereum is powered by its native token, ether (ETH).
News Namibia: Namibia Insurance Industry Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Analysis Report
The report brings together research, modeling and analysis expertise, giving insurers access to information on prevailing insurance regulations, and recent and upcoming changes in the regulatory framework, taxation and legal system in the country. The report also includes the scope of non-admitted insurance in the country.Dublin, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Namibia Insurance Industry - Governance, Risk and Compliance" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The repo
News Namibia: How Volatile Is Bitcoin Compared To Other Assets
High volatility creates short-term uncertainty across crypto markets, which can lead to temporary losses, triggering panic selling. For instance, bitcoin's recent crash from a price of more than ...
News Namibia: Namibia's Oil And Gas Sector Sparks Global Investment Rush
Major oil companies like TotalEnergies, Shell, and Chevron are investing heavily in Namibia following promising discoveries in the Graff-1, Venus-1, and Jonker-1X projects. The Government of Namibia ...
News Namibia: Namibia targets industrial growth through investment reform
Namibia is positioning its oil, gas and mining sectors as catalysts for industrialisation, beneficiation and infrastructure development under its National Development Plan Six (NDP6), with government also pursuing policy and regulatory reform to attract greater foreign direct investment (FDI), says law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH). Speaking during a webinar last month, CDH dispute resolution managing partner and director Patrick Kauta said Namibia’s FDI inflows increased from N$50-billion from 2009 to 2020, to N$151-billion from 2021 to 2024, largely owing to exploration activity in the oil and gas sector.
News Namibia: High Commissioner Harruna Attah advances AfCFTA agenda through November in Namibia Business Forum
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia, Harruna Attah, has reaffirmed his commitment to deepening tourism, trade and cultural cooperation between Ghana and Namibia, as the 2025 edition of the November ...
News Namibia: Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2026 Expands Programme to Drive Inclusive Growth, Local Participation
Windhoek, Namibia – The 4th edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOGC) returns to Windhoek from 18–20 August...
News Namibia: Namibia: Erongo Battles Rapid Urbanisation
Rapid urbanisation and an increase in the youth population have caused pressure on the provision of basic services in the Erongo region. The region's 2023 census report revealed that the population ...
News Namibia: The Erongo Gold Project Update
Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 16, 2026) - Antler Gold Inc. (TSXV: ANTL) ("Antler" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement to terminate the definitive asset purchase and sale agreement dated September 18, 2024, as amended on December 5, 2024 among Antler, its subsidiary, Antler Gold Namibia (Proprietary) Limited ("Antler Namibia") and Fortress Asset Management LLC, as assigned to Fortress Gold Ltd. for the Erongo Central Gold Project (the "Erongo.
News Namibia: Namibian Central Bank: Bitcoin Purchases Illegal Under Law
Cryptocurrency exchanges are not allowed in Namibia under a decades-old law, and merchants in the African country may not accept them as payment for goods and services, the nation's central bank has ...
News Namibia: Namibia: New Currency Series Officially in Circulation
Since the end of September 2025, the latest series of upgraded banknotes and new coins, which were introduced by the central bank earlier this year, have been available at commercial banks and ATMs countrywide. The Bank of Namibia officially issued the upgraded Namibia Dollar banknotes and the new coinage series into circulation at a ceremony held in Mariental at the end of last month.
News Namibia: Africa: Why Namibia Must Ditch Its Currency Peg to South Africa
This week, The Bank of Namibia unveiled newly upgraded coins - the country's first major redesign since independence - and introduced next-generation polymer banknotes. Branded under the theme 'Our ...
News Namibia: QatarEnergy acquires interest in deepwater Namibia block
QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Harmattan Energy Ltd. (HEL), an indirect subsidiary of Chevron Corp., to acquire a working interest in the petroleum exploration license (PEL) and ...
News Namibia: Namibia lifts interest rate and forecasts worse inflation
Namibia’s central bank raised its main interest rate for the first time in three years on Wednesday and revised its inflation forecasts upwards because of higher oil prices. “The Bank of Namibia ...
News Namibia: Namibia: Tukwatha Tulonge Gardeners Battle Poverty While Growing Food in Oshana, Omusati
Members of the Tukwatha Tulonge project in the Oshana and Omusati regions are producing food despite facing shortages of seeds, equipment, shade materials and financial resources. The project ...
