Category: Finance
Local Savings Increased 16.6% Year-On-Year
The total assets of the Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) grew by 4.7% quarter-on-quarter and 16.6% year-on-year, amounting to N$552.8 billion between the third and fourth quarter of 2025. These assets are various savings of locals, ranging from retirement,…
3 Percent Target Good for Inflation and Repo Rate
Last year, the Bank of Namibia conducted a quantitative analysis of what the potential change in the South African Reserve Bank’s inflation target would mean for Namibia’s GDP and monetary policy. The findings indicated that South Africa’s adoption…
Navachab to Supply BoN with Gold for Reserves
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has signed a gold purchase agreement with QKR Namibia Navachab Mine for its reserve management. The central bank announced this yesterday in fulfilment of its 2025 decision to make gold…
Govt Faces N$36.9 Billion Repayment Obligation in 4 years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In the next 4 years, the Namibian government has to repay N$36.9 billion throughout the 2026/27–2028/29 Medium Term Expenditure Framework period. This is according to the bond maturity profile documented in the country’s Fiscal…
Inflation-Linked Bonds Investors to get N$127.5 Million Coupon
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Those who have lent their money to the government until 2027 and 2033 respectively through inflation-linked bonds will be rewarded with their first annual coupon payment on 15 April 2026. According to the…
Treasury Team Lauded for Manoeuvring Budget Trilemma
By: Dwight Links Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) economist Robin Sherbourne applauded the Ministry of Finance for manoeuvring a difficult budget, and for maintaining fiscal discipline and the confidence of the bond market whilst trying to prioritise…
Budget Dialogue Highlights Room for Growth and Investment
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Government leaders, economists and business executives gathered in Windhoek on Wednesday for the Annual Budget Dialogue 2026, where Namibia’s recently announced national budget was analysed as a key instrument shaping the country’s economic future. …
Afreximbank Elevated by Global Credit Ratings
By: David Shoombe The 2026 Global Credit Ratings (GCR) have indicated an elevation of the Africa Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) from “Rating Watch Evolving” to “Stable” via a revised outlook. The revised rating shows the resilience of domestic…
Namibia’s Place on FATF’s Global Grey List
Mathias Hangala The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) maintains a “grey list” of countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) frameworks. While the United Arab Emirates was removed from the list in February 2024, followed by…
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,…