Namibia Oil and Gas Conference
Fueling the future Join us for our Annual Conference, the Namibian Oil and Gas Conference (16-17 August 2023). Officially endorsed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy Namibia , hosted by The Economic Association of Namibia , Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Namibia and in partnership with the National […]
Vacancy for an Intern
The Economic Association of Namibia (EAN) has a vacancy for an intern who will primarily carry out administrative functions at the EAN Office. More specifically, the functions will entail the following: Requirements To qualify for further consideration the following requirements must be met: Closing Date 07 Jul 2023 Applications If you qualify for this position, kindly send […]
Financing social protection in Namibia
This paper is a collaboration between the OECD Development Centre and the Economic Association of Namibia. It charts the evolution of social protection provision and expenditure, locates social protection within the context of Namibia’s broader fiscal framework and proposes options for enhancing its impact without increasing public spending. Access the full report on http://ean.org.na:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2227
Escalating Job Losses to Ripple Through Domestic Economy – Schade
The latest data from the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation indicates that during the second half of 2018 close to 2 500 people were retrenched from 128 locally-based companies. The majority of companies cited economic reasons for letting their workers go while others mentioned restructuring and business closure as explanations for dismissing […]
Weekly Economic Briefing
WEEK ENDING 11 JANUARY 2019 HIGHLIGHTS South Africa 1. The African National Congress (ANC) launched its 2019 Election Manifesto on 12 January in Durban. 2. The rand strengthened to R13,77/US$1 on 11 January from R14,65/$1 on 3 January and R15,69/$1 on 5 September. 3. South Africa’s ranking in the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom improved […]
Inequality realities: A photographic competition
[gview file=”https://ean.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/INEAQUALITY_10X7L-003.pdf”] The Economics Association of Namibia (EAN), the Namibian newspaper and Hans Seidel Foundation are hosting a National Conference on Inequality in Windhoek on the 5th of September 2018. To broaden perspectives on inequality, members of the public are invited to submit entries to a competition of photos that clearly and vividly depict the […]
EAN comments on NEEEF submitted to OPM and LRDC
NEEEF – Economic Association of Namibia