Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Helena Mboti as its new Group Economist.
The bank said Mboti brings about a decade of experience across central banking and commercial banking, offering expertise in macroeconomic policy, financial markets and balance-sheet risk.
Mboti previously worked at the central bank, where she served as an Economist in the Research Department before moving to the Financial Stability Department as an Analyst.
Her work covered monetary and financial statistics, macroprudential analysis, systemic risk assessment and financial stability monitoring.
The bank said this experience provided her with direct exposure to monetary policy formulation and the assessment of risks across Namibia’s financial system.
She has also held Economist roles within the FirstRand Namibia Group, working across FNB, RMB, Ashburton and Pointbreak.
In those roles, she supported group-wide macroeconomic analysis and policy interpretation, translating global and regional economic developments into insights to guide senior management decision-making.
In her new role, Mboti will lead Standard Bank Namibia’s economic research agenda, delivering forward-looking macroeconomic analysis, risk assessments and research-led insights to support strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.
The bank said her appointment is expected to enhance economic intelligence across the institution and strengthen its engagement with public and private sector stakeholders.
