Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
N$150.9 billion of Private Capital Invested in Govt Debts
Nghiinomenwa Hangala According to the Bank of Namibia’s domestic debt security updates, domestic lenders have invested N$150.9 billion of their savings into the government to date, via bonds (fixed income and inflation-linked) and treasury bills, which are short term assets,…
N$19 billion to be Borrowed from Private Market to Fund Budget
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The tabled 2026/27 committed expenditure by the government for the next 12 months will require the government to go to the private sector to borrow N$19 billion. This is because the budget deficit is expected to widen…
Nam Consumes Around 1.1 Billion Litres of Petroleum Annually
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Data from the regulator of petroleum products shows that Namibia’s annual consumption of refined petroleum products amounts to roughly 1.1 billion litres. Most of which is diesel (70%), and the rest is petrol. The…
Cyclical Transition Dents 2025 Slaughter
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Statistics for 2025 on the total number of cattle marketed and slaughtered for the year show that the country is still not out of the drought-induced slump, as producers continue to restock. According to…
Meatco Paid Producers N$1.2 Billion in Last Financial Year
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the financial year of 2024/2025, which ended in January last year, Meatco has paid N$1.2 billion to local producers (cattle suppliers) from the south and north of the redline, according to an update from…
Parliament Requests for More Time With the National Budget
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Budget and Finance has called for the government to revise the Parliamentarian Orders that include the budget process timeline within Parliament. The Committee requests for 60-90 days to scrutinise…
The SACU Dilemma: Reform or Exit?
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala and Heedee Walenga Various reports around the Orange River state that South Africa is determinedly negotiating trade deals with a number of countries and blocks, with analysts saying more such agreements could have been in…
25 Feb, Last Ditch to Switch GC26 N$1.9 Billion Debt
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government will hold the last switch auction for the GC26 bond in an attempt to convince investors to keep their money with the government by switching to other bonds. According to the domestic…
N$1.5 Billion Required for FMD Preparedness and Prevention
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala To counter the increasing proximity and intensity of the risk of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) crossing over to Namibia from South Africa, the former aims to take proactive actions with accelerated prevention and preparedness measures….
National Average House Price at N$1.4 Million
By: Peneyambeko Jonas and Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala As of the end of December 2025, the national average price for a house stood at N$1.42 million, according to the First National Bank House Price Index for the 4th quarter of…