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The pricing of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Namibia, which are an acceptable standard for COVID-19 testing, especially for international travelling and hospital procedures has now come under spotlight with the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) considering an investigation.
The Bank of Namibia has announced the appointment of Dr. Emma Haiyambo as Director of Research and Financial Sector Development and Chief Economist, Florette Nakusera as Director of Financial Stability and Macroprudential Oversight.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorist and Proliferation Council chaired by Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab has appointed Gerrit Eiman as Acting Director of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) following the appointment of Leonie Dunn as Second Deputy Governor of BoN.
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has announced its launch of a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) to build a fully functional Digital Shopping platform and facilitate service innovation to deliver a converged experience at a faster service time to the market.
Trustco Group Holdings has been given the greenlight by its minority shareholders to delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and seek new listing elsewhere.
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) which was recently listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange has recorded an after-tax profit of N$743.3 million for the 12 months ended 30 September 2021.
Namibia's telecommunications regulator says the government's continued hold on the country’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector was impacting on competitiveness and growth.
Nictus Holdings Limited (NHL) says it expects significant increases across all recognised profitability benchmarks, with earnings per share (EPS) surging from 4.04c in 2020 to between 10.72c and 11.94c in its latest interim results scheduled for 9 December 2021.
Standard Bank Namibia has opened its first in-store banking branches in the country that will operate outside normal working hours as the financial institution seeks to offer convenience to customers.
RMB and FNB Namibia have won the Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2022 in Namibia – a first time for the country in this specific category after being named by Global Finance magazine its 22nd annual World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers as part of the G.W. Platt Foreign Exchange Awards for 2022.