Category: Business
Investors Continue to Fight for Treasury Bills
Investors submitted 38 bids worth N$1.1 billion looking to invest in a 364-day Treasury Bill (TB). Bank of Namibia held a Treasury Bills auction on 29 January 2026, with N$1.51 billion on offer across the four debt instruments. On…
Global Economy Resilient Amid Trade Disruptions – IMF
By: Mathias Hangala The global economy has shown notable resilience despite ongoing trade disruptions, according to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report, however, cautions that this resilience masks underlying vulnerabilities, particularly those linked to the…
21 Students Awarded Allan Gray Fellowship in Critical Fields
By: David Shoombe In preparation for Namibia’s development, future leaders in business, engineering, microbiology, mathematics, and critical rare expertise are required. The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Namibia has awarded 21 Namibian first-year candidates with a fellowship to study and be…
Navachab Gold Mine to Invest N$10 million in Usakos SME Park
By: Loise Shiimi The QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine plans to invest N$10 million in the Usakos SME Park in the Erongo Region. The initiative is designed to prepare youth and entrepreneurs not only to trade within…
24,169 Enterprises Registered in the Past 2 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibians and foreigners have registered/added 24,169 enterprises in the past two financial years (2023/24 -2024/25), intending to operate (produce services and goods) in Namibia, including non-profit organisations. This is according to the Business and Intellectual Property Authority…
Dark Times Persist for the Beef Sector
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the nine months ending in August 2025, abattoirs sourcing locally for beef exports only slaughtered 89,466 head of cattle compared to 157,525 cattle slaughtered in the same period last year. This is according…
Mergers and Acquisitions Generated N$34,04 million for Commission
By: Ngiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the past three financial years (2022/23 to 2024/25), requests to acquire or merger with another company in Namibia have generated N$34.04 million. Earlier this week, the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC/the Commission) revealed that merger…
SMEs Drowning in Compliance Burdens
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A competition assessment report done for the country’s competition watchdog has found more than 10 laws enhancing compliance burden asymmetry in the Namibian economy. The results of the report were presented to stakeholders last…
The Anti-Competitive Namibian Economy
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A Competition Impact Assessment prepared for the country’s competition watchdog has revealed that 79% of the stakeholders and laws assessed indicate that there are anti-competitive behaviours and practices across various sectors. The report, prepared…
Collective Call for Improvement in Ease of Business
By: Dwight Links The Forum of German-Speaking Namibians (FDN/FGN) is calling on fellow private sector operators and the government to address the status of Namibia’s inability to attract investments for other ventures and sectors that are underdeveloped. …