A development bank carves out a protected pool for women and structures it to answer why they were refused before.
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Money
Confidence: How Stronger Deposit Cover Could Loosen Namibian Wallets
When savers feel safer, they spend and invest differently. Namibia just raised the safety net.
Borrowing at Home: How Namibia’s 2026 Budget Leans on Its Own Bond Market
Growth makes the headlines; the N$29 billion the state must borrow at home makes the market.
Bankable at Last: How ScaleUp Namibia Tries to Turn SMEs Into Fundable Deals
A platform that gathers the support hubs still has to turn small firms into businesses a lender can price.
Bankable at Last: How EntreprenHER Prepares 1,485 Women for Real Credit
Training makes a trader competent. An account, a record and a first loan are what make her bankable.
Compliance: How a Beneficial-Ownership Crackdown Can Strike a Company Off Overnight
A missed filing is no longer a fine. It can end a company’s legal existence.
Chinese Cheques and Offtake: How Etango and Tumas Are Being Financed to FID
A rising price makes a uranium mine bankable; it does not write the cheque. The capital stack behind the belt is its own story.
The State’s Cut: What Namibia’s 2025 Mining Boom Actually Paid, and How
Mining is the country’s foreign-exchange engine. In 2025 the state’s share of it grew faster than the ore ever did.
Cheap by Design: What Collateral-Free Youth Credit Costs the Fund That Lends It
A public fund lends at 2% without security. The generosity is deliberate, and it has a price someone has to carry.