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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Loud silence as Harambee turned three
The Harambee Prosperity Plan – launched in 2016 – turned three years old on 1 April 2019. The Presidency could ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
No Fuel Hikes for March
MINES and energy minister Tom Alweendo last Friday announced that fuel prices will remain. The prices at Walvis Bay will ...
Budget needs to address civil service and budget deficit
With the date of the tabling of the national budget confirmed for Wednesday, 13 March, 2019, economists have pointed out ...
Namibian businesses – Quo vadis?
The economic slowdown does not only take its toll on the labour market, but also on the business landscape – ...