Annual inflation lowest since 2015 – New Era
Commenting on the latest figures the Executive Director of the Economic Association of Namibia, Klaus Schade, said that price increases for services clearly remained the main driver of inflation accounting for 3.2 percentage points of the inflation of 5.2 percent. The category of ‘housing, water, electricity, etc.’ again recorded the highest inflation rate of the […]
Fitch junks Namibia – The Namibian
Commenting on the Fitch downgrade late yesterday, Economic Association of Namibia (EAN) director Klaus Schade said the downgrade was not unexpected after Schlettwein’s mid-year budget review was tabled.
Budget Review – 22 April 2015
Oil Price Uncertainty Event – 19 March 2015
‘SPE Namibia’ and Economic Association of Namibia Joint Technical and Networking Meeting. The topic presented was 2015 Oil Price Uncertainty: Why has it fallen and what does it mean for African Exploration. You can find the presentation below:
Economic Outlook – 19 February 2015
Early Childhood Event – 19 January 2015
On the 19th of January 2015, the Economic Association of Namibia partnered with UNICEF Namibia to stage a presentation and discussion about the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development in the country. The presentation is available below:
Consumers enjoy lower basic food prices – The Namibian
THE Economic Association of Namibia yesterday said consumers continue to benefit from lower prices of basic food items such as bread and cereals, as well as relatively modest increases for food items in general.
NSA releases the Consumer Price Index for October 2017
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has released the Consumer Price Index for October 2017 on 15 October 2017. The annual inflation rate for October 2017 dropped again after an increase last month. Herewith a few highlights: The annual inflation rate (October 2017 compared to October 2016) decreased to 5.2%, the lowest annual inflation rate since […]
Public-Private Partnerships – What can we expect? Klaus Schade
The first Public-Private Partnership was established in 2000 with the launch of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group. The WBCG consists of a diverse range of stakeholder including various ministries and private sector associations involved in the logistics sector. The concept received more attention with the signing of the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment in […]
Calle asks we hang on tight, things to get better soon – New Era
“The budget deficit is up and we expect the public debt-to-budget ratio to remain at 44 percent, which is much higher than what was anticipated in the original budget of 42 percent in 2016 and 38 percent in 2017,” commented the executive director of the Economic Association of Namibia, Klaus Schade.