Are we in for another perfect storm?
Emerging markets have come under severe pressure recently, partly owing to global events and partly to domestic – mainly policy …
How do rural people save and invest traditionally?
7 September 2018 From income and expenditure surveys we know quite a lot about what people earn and spend from …
Is food security more important than cash security?
A recent search in Google for the exact phrase ‘food security’ came back with a whopping 24,500,000 finds, while ‘income …
Should tenure systems still govern land uses, or vice versa?
The much-awaited 2nd land conference is 6 weeks away. Lots is being alleged, assumed and demanded during dozens of meetings …
Fuel price hikes – The Namibian
CONSUMERS must brace themselves for another tough month as fuel prices were increased for a fourth consecutive month, with analysts …
Fuel price increase Sep. 2018 – National Energy Fund continues to subsidise motorists
The Ministry of Mines and Energy announced a fuel price increase of NAD0.40 per litre for petrol and diesel countrywide …
Private sector credit extension continued to increase in July 2018
The Bank of Namibia has released selected statistical data for July 2018 that cover among others the extension of credit …
Embrace technology (and the future)
Latest after the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos / Switzerland in January 2016, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and …
Financial analysis of social protection programmes
EAN Research Associate, Klaus Schade, gave a presentation on the financial implications of social protection programmes at the Ministry of …
A single African currency: What it would mean for global currencies? New Era
WINDHOEK – There has been speculations in recent years as to the real reason behind the removal of Libya’s Muammar …
Why is Namibia changing rapidly from a rural to an urban society?
Namibia is changing rapidly, from a society centred very largely on rural livelihoods to one based on urban jobs and …
Why do so many Namibians have to live in urban shacks?
Namibia had roughly 10,500 urban shacks in 1991. By the end of 2018, there will be about 150,000 of them, …
What is the purpose of property rights?
Two types of property rights govern the land on which most Namibian families live: customary land rights and freehold rights. …
What is the purpose of livestock in Namibia?
It is established fact, indeed dogma, that Namibian livestock are used to produce meat, as well as some milk, skins, …
Capital or revenue: the use of land by wealthy, urban livestock owners
There has been a major change in the distribution and purpose of most Namibian cattle over the last 20 years. …
Most Namibian families can not own land!
Sixty-four percent or two out of three Namibian families can not own the land on which they live. The figure …
August 2018 inflation rate – inflation eases slightly
The Namibia Statistics Agency has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2018 on 13 September 2018. The CPI …