Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Retail Banking Services and Specialists Finance, James Chapman, said that the Bank values its staff members and has consistently made a concerted effort to invest in a Future-Fit Leadership and Talent pool. Chapman made these remarks on Friday, 30 June 2023, in Windhoek at theContinue Reading
The private healthcare market in Namibia has experienced systemic cost increases of nearly 300% between 2005 and 2021, study on the Namibian Private Healthcare Sector has revealed. Initiated by the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), the study was made possible through the funding of the United Nations Development Programme, and throughContinue Reading
By Tyrone van Wyk Like many other countries, Namibia is faced with a challenging economic environment created by global macro changes. The immediate financial outlook for Namibia is examined in this article. Additionally, the potential that green hydrogen as an emerging business provides, as well as the current changes inContinue Reading
The De Beers Group, which concluded in-principle diamond sales and mining agreements with the government of Botswana at the weekend, has committed a billion pula (N$1.4-billion) upfront to fund the development of diversification within Botswana. “I’ve just returned from Botswana and I’m really delighted that we’ve reached agreement in principleContinue Reading
FNB Namibia has paid out N$85million, out of N$150million allocated to the bank through the SME Economic Recovery Loan funds from the Ministry of Finance & Public Enterprises in collaboration with Bank of Namibia (BON). This was revealed by Tomas Iindji, FNB Namibia Head of Business Banking – SME andContinue Reading
CRAN has appointed Maria Moses as Executive: Finance & Administration effective 03 July 2023. Moses has over 20 years’ experience in the finance and accounting field, having served as an Auditing Officer, Management Accountant, Manager: Management Accounting and Director: Administration Services for various public and private sector organisations in theContinue Reading
Capricorn Group has announced the appointment of Olebile Makhupe as the Managing Director of Bank Gaborone with effect from 1 July 2023. Bank Gaborone is a subsidiary of Capricorn Group and was established in 2006. The Group has become the only financial services Group in the region (Namibia, Botswana, SouthContinue Reading
FNB Namibia CEO Erwin Tjipuka recently took over the Chairmanship of the Banker’s Association of Namibia (BAN) at an event held last week. The responsibility of chairing the association rotates annually among the Managing Directors or Chief Executive Officers of commercial banks in Namibia. Tjipuka takes over from Bank Windhoek’sContinue Reading
The highly anticipated Sanlam Bridge Programme, aimed at showcasing and supporting promising businesses, concluded phase one of the pitch competition on June 30th, 2023, as 16 ambitious entrepreneurs battled it out for a spot in the top 5. Following a rigorous evaluation process, the esteemed panel of judges has selectedContinue Reading
By Bank Windhoek’s Manager of Forensic Services, Johnny Truter. International cybersecurity experts, including the United States-based Abnormal Security, have observed that Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks increased by 81 percent in 2022 and 175 percent over the past two years. BEC is an advanced phishing scam that impersonates people, organisations,Continue Reading
