SIMONIS Storm Securities expects another 75bps hike in the repo rate before the end of 2022, which would lift the prime rate from 8.00% to 8.75%. In its recent meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) raised its repo rate by 25 basis points from 4.00%Continue Reading
ECONOMIST, Theo Klein has offered to explain why the fuel price will be going down this week. His explanation is as follows: Withstanding the global oil terrain experienced over the past few months, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) incurred an over-recovery of 31 cents per litre on petrolContinue Reading
CORPORATE taxes paid by the mining industry o government fell from N$2.2027 billion in 2020 to N$1.553 billion in 2021 due to the lower profits recorded, Hilifa Mbako, President, Chamber of Mines of Namibia has said. Mbako who was speaking at the mining industry review for yesteryear also revealed thatContinue Reading
Rössing Uranium increased its water storage capacity by 600,000³ with the completion and inauguration of six water reservoir tanks which came at a cost of N$100 million. The reservoirs assist in easing the pressure on the already existing NamWater infrastructure. Rössing said water is a key commodity in the operationContinue Reading
Aim-listed AfriTin Mining has announced the results of its internally produced preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Phase 2 expansion of the company’s flagship polymetallic asset, the Uis mine, in Namibia. The PEA shows an aftertax net present value of $2.1-billion and an internal rate of return of 75%. ItContinue Reading
A Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Covid-19 business relief loan has helped to preserve approximately 950 jobs by providing finance of N$53 million to pay salaries of employees of the well-known tourism and hospitality operation, The Gondwana Collection.The 950 employees are distributed among 28 accommodation establishments and companies that makeContinue Reading
PREMIUMS paid by member institutions amounting to N$5.079 million and a total annual interest income of N$278,496 has led to a 3.8% year-on-year increase in the market value of the Deposit Guarantee Fund to N$10.260 million. This was revealed in the Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA)’s second Annual Report forContinue Reading
PANELISTS at the just ended the fourth edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference in Windhoek have told Namibia not to be apologetic about using oil and gas to anchor its industrialisation agenda. Moderated by African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, speakers during the panel included Tom Alweendo, MinisterContinue Reading
Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu has said that the region needs to guard and covet its natural active ingredients sector against undue exploitation, which is the bedrock of both the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sector. Speaking at the SACU ministerial investment roundtable last week, Iipumbu highlighted that efforts areContinue Reading
THE national weighted average house price ended the year 2021 at N$1 181 225, down from N$1 240 943 in 2020, the FNB residential property price index reveals. The index posted a 12-month average growth of 7.1% at the end of 2021 from 10.4% at the end of the priorContinue Reading
