The Brief is an online news portal and going source with a focus on the Namibian business sector, current affairs, companies and financial markets.
+264814612969
June 10, 2023
Trade (33)
Zimbabwe's biggest transport and logistics company, Bak Logistics, is considering exporting part of the country’s tobacco crop through Walvis Bay.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema says the country's dry port at Walvis Bay has boosted trade and diversified Zambia's market routes.
Namibia imported medicinal and pharmaceutical products valued at over N$1 billion in the 12 months to August 2022, latest official statistics show.
Total trade between Namibia and the United Kingdom (UK) reached a high of N$2.4 billion in the 12 months to March 2022, an increase of 7.3% (N$161.4 million) from the previous corresponding period, latest figures show.
The country has exported fish worth N$6.2 billion in seven months, a 1.3% increase from N$6.1 billion recorded the same period last year, latest statistics show.
Namibia’s contentious classification as an upper-middle-income nation by the World Bank will result in the country missing out on a new deal to export goods duty free to the United Kingdom, The Brief has established.
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has deployed five Investment and Export Promotion Attachés (IEPA) to strategically selected markets as it seeks to attract more investment into the country.
India is now Namibia’s second largest source market, with trade between the countries coming in at N$4.3 billion, the Ministry of International Relations has revealed.
Namibia’s total merchandise trade during May 2022 increased by 50.4 % to N$15.9 billion, up from N$10.6 billion recorded in the same month last year, the latest official figures show.
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) says it currently has N$ 94.72 billion active prospective investments being facilitated, with a potential of creating 122 000 jobs.
More...
Namibia’s trade increased by 50% to N$15.3 billion in February this year compared to N$10.2 billion recorded in February 2021, latest official figures show.
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has called for patience while it converts investment leads secured from the just ended Expo 2020 Dubai into tangible investments.
Namibia’s participation at the Dubai Expo is bearing fruit after it generated a total of 187 investment leads, well above the targeted 10 leads a month, President Hage Geingob has revealed.
President Hage Geingob has held a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
