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Lack of credit histories shuts individuals, small businesses out of financing
Individuals and small businesses without established credit histories risk being excluded from formal financing as banks...
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Limited credit data locking Namibian businesses and individuals out of loans
Limited access to reliable credit information continues to prevent small businesses and individuals in Namibia from...
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BoN to test transaction-based credit assessments in 2027
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) plans to test a new system in 2027 that could allow...
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Mobile money and digital data offer new opportunities for lending
Mobile money and alternative data could help expand access to credit across Africa by enabling lenders...
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Bank of Namibia, Bundesbank renew central banking cooperation deal
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and Germany’s Deutsche Bundesbank have renewed their technical cooperation agreement, extending...
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Tsaone Raboloko appointed Bank Gaborone MD
Bank Gaborone has appointed Tsaone Raboloko as Managing Director, effective 9 October 2026, as the Botswana...
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Auditor-General flags N$792.4m discrepancy in government accounts
Auditor-General Junias Etuna Kandjeke has issued a qualified audit opinion on the Government of Namibia’s financial...
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Govt considers cap on NamRA salary deductions for tax debts
The government is considering introducing a cap on salary deductions imposed by the Namibia Revenue Agency...
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Namibia’s FDI inflows surge 67.6% year-on-year to N$11.4bn
Namibia recorded N$11.4 billion in net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the second quarter of...
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World Bank flags Namibia’s slow growth
…as debt rises above 70% of GDP Namibia’s economy is expected to grow by just 1.9%...
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