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Walvis Bay offers Brazil faster access to southern markets
Walvis Bay Corridor Group CEO Hippy Tjivikua says the Walvis Bay Port's shorter shipping times compared...
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Poultry, sugar fuel Namibia’s N$789-million import bill from Brazil
Namibia's imports from Brazil mainly comprised poultry meat and raw sugar with the country importing goods...
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Namibia fails to capitalise on trade agreements, export diversification lagging
Namibia has not fully exploited the potential offered by trade agreements such as the African Growth...
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Namibia’s trade deficit narrows to N$825 million in June
Namibia's trade balance improved significantly in June 2024, with the deficit narrowing to N$825 million from...
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Namibia boosts intra-African trade contribution to 6.26%
Namibia’s contribution to total intra-African trade increased to 6.26% in 2023, up from 5.94% in 2022,...
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Namibia-Botswana trade worth N$20bn in 2023
Namibia and Botswana’s trade value amounted to approximately N$20 billion in 2023, President of the Namibia...
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Trans-Kalahari facilitates 313,339 metric tonnes of cargo between Namibia, Botswana
Trade volumes between Namibia and Botswana facilitated through the Trans-Kalahari Corridor have seen a gradual growth...
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Manufacturing tops Namibia’s exports in May
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) reveals that in May 2024, the manufacturing industry was the leading...
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Walvis Bay Port ranked low in World Bank ranking
Namibia's main port, Port of Walvis Bay, slipped in global rankings, falling from 293 in 2022...
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Namibia’s trade deficit widens to N$13.5 billion in Q1
The Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the country’s merchandise trade deficit widened substantially to...
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