Welcoming Speech by Cons Karamata
Thank you, MC. Good morning, Everyone and welcome to our Conference. I think we will have a great event, we have some great speakers lined
20 Oct 2020
The Role of Modern Agriculture in Economic Development
The evolving approach to agricultural innovations and farming practices that help farmers increase productivity, and efficiency without diminishing available water and soil and energy resources.
20 Oct 2020
Solar energy not a cheaper alternative to conventional power: Brown
WINDHOEK, 05 SEP (NAMPA) General Manager of the Renewable Energy Industry Association of Namibia (REIAoN), Harald Schütt has expressed dissatisfaction at regulation that limits independent
09 Sep 2019
African countries challenged to create value chains
Renowned Namibian economist of the Economic Association of Namibia, Klaus Schade, has thrown his weight behind growing debate that diamond producing countries in Africa need
22 Jul 2019
Five Years On, Economic Association Has Made an Indelible Mark, Enjoys Extensive Corporate Support
The Economic Association has just received funding from an institutional supporter to help it develop capacity and to cover administrative costs. The association’s chairperson, Rowland
04 Jul 2019
The AfCFTA came into force
At an extraordinary African Union meeting in Kigali on 21 March 2018 44 out of 55 African states signed the African Free Trade Area agreement.
01 Jul 2019
Central Procurement Board must prioritise local businesses to create jobs
WINDHOEK – It is imperative that financial resources allocated in the national budget circulate in the domestic economy, as more money spent locally will have
30 Apr 2019
Loud silence as Harambee turned three
The Harambee Prosperity Plan – launched in 2016 – turned three years old on 1 April 2019. The Presidency could however not respond to questions
16 Apr 2019
BoN not worried about SARB nationalisation
Central bank deputy governor, Ebson Uanguta has said that the bank is not worried about calls by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to nationalise the
15 Apr 2019
Of tax-free allowances and inequality – Klaus Schade
Sometimes, well-meant interventions have unintended consequences. One case in point are tax-free allowances, such as tax-free housing allowances, tax-free car allowances, tax-free pension fund contributions,
10 Apr 2019
Doubling Psemas fees will impact lower earners harder – Schade
During the tabling of the national budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein announced that the member’s contribution to the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme
01 Apr 2019
Namibia’s ability to be a logistics hub challenged
NAMIBIA’S vision of becoming a logistics hub is too ambitious, desultory and costly, and should be reassessed, says Rainer Ritter of the Economic Association of
01 Apr 2019
MTEF2019/20 to 2021/22 – First impressions
EAN member Klaus Schade shared his first impressions of the MTEF 2019/20 to 2021/22 at a breakfast meeting organised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee of
29 Mar 2019
To empower or to disempower?
The world has just celebrated International Women’s Day with calls for additional efforts to empower women. Similarly, empowering currently disadvantaged persons is high on our
26 Mar 2019
Namibia’s fiscal policy at a crossroads
The Namibian economy is at a difficult juncture when it comes to its fiscal policy since the country’s independence in 1990, which has seen government
19 Mar 2019
Budget delay raises suspicions
Delays in tabling the 2019/20 national budget have raised suspicions amongst economists, who strongly suspect that the economy might be in turmoil than widely thought.
15 Mar 2019
Consumption to economic growth dips
THE contribution of household consumption to economic growth declined to -4% in 2017, from a positive growth of 6% in 2016, according to statistics provided
08 Mar 2019