Climate Change may be a political game for the West, for us it’s real
Ever since former US Vice-President Al Gore toured the globe with his scary rendition of what a...
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Demand for government paper is strong – bonds and TBs heavily oversubscribed
A one-year tender for Treasure Bills last week was oversubscribed more than three times by local...
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Don’t let the stats frighten you, they are showing improvement by the day
Anybody still doubting that a major economic revival is underway only needs to work through ten...
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After the hot air has settled, now is the time to realise we must just stick with our debt strategies
The downgrade of Namibia’s sovereign paper by Moody’s is the non-event of the decade....
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When corruption is more than just an academic topic for conversation
It is always a pleasure to tell foreigners corruption is not ingrained in Namibian culture. It is...
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Debt to equity, equity to debt, its all a natural part of the business cycle
A spattering of exchanges at the highest government level this week confirmed the notion that the...
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Oil moves give many operators hope, but profitability is still a long shot
In the last week of July, Nymex crude prices rose every trading day closing the week at US$49.87...
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A first clear signal that policymakers also believe the worst is behind us
It is extremely difficult to convince people we have turned the economic tide when their daily...
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Good results in the US signal higher interest rates but for Africa it poses a serious obstacle
We are moving into a very difficult phase for monetary policy. On Friday, America’s biggest...
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Banks can now change their narrative from save to borrow
The Money and Banking Statistics released by the Bank of Namibia this week Tuesday offers more...
Read MoreEnd of first semester – what are the prospects for the second?
At the end of the first calendar semester this Friday, few people worry about the overall economy. The most pressing issue for most is to get those tax returns handed in before the Receiver closes its door for the week, the...
Read MoreSo there’s a Minister for Africa in the UK, so what?
Perhaps the West does not realise how they insult us when they always carry on about Africa this and Africa that, as if this massive, diversified continent is one big political entity. Do the Brits have a minister for Asia or...
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