A regional summit in Victoria Falls sets terms a Namibian buyer will eventually feel.
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Economics
Namibia’s 3.1% Budget: Shafudah Bets on Growth to Close a Widening Deficit
The economy grows a little faster, but the budget still leans on revenue it has yet to earn.
Small Bricks, Big Backlog: Can N$27m of Giving Dent Namibia’s Housing Gap
A decade of voluntary contributions built real houses. The macro question is whether it moves the national number at all.
Monetary Policy: What a Held Repo Rate Signals for Namibian Borrowers
The central bank sat still. For a business planning to borrow, stillness is itself a message.
Access Without Trade: How Namibia’s AfCFTA Guide Attacks the Procedure Gap
Namibia holds the tariff access and moves only two products. The new guide bets the missing piece is procedure, not policy.
Import Substitution at the Till: Big Daddy’s Supplier Call and the Apparel Gap
Namibia buys most of its clothing from abroad. A retailer’s open call is a small move against a large import bill.
Namibia’s China Tariff Maths: Why Selected Imports Now Carry Up to 61.5%
A number read as a penalty on Chinese goods is really a structural tariff line. The difference decides the response.
Namibia’s Uranium Maths: How a Price Surge Reworks the Erongo Project Economics
A commodity Namibia already leads in Africa gets a price that finally rewards the tonnes. The sums are being redone.
Budget 2026/27: How Namibia Is Trimming SOEs and Betting on Housing
A budget that cuts subsidies to state firms and steers the money toward homes is choosing sides.