Namibia

The SWAPO government plans to continue with a countercyclical fiscal policy, with spending on infrastructure and social sectors set to soar again in FY2010/11. This, combined with tumbling... 2010-09-01

The Namibian banking sector will continue to stand out as one of the most stable in Sub Saharan Africa. The sector's aggregated balance sheet shows all the signs of a healthy, evenly... 2010-07-20

The Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN) accepted state-owned miner Namdeb 's offer of a 10% pay rise on July 16 2010, averting the possibility of large scale industrial action. Although... 2010-07-20

A large reduction in receipts from the South African Customs Union over the next two years have forced us to reconsider our current account forecasts and to project sustained deficits... 2010-07-20

In our view, economic growth bottomed out in 2009. We expect real GDP expansion to accelerate from an estimated -0.8% in 2009 to 3.6% in 2010, and average 5.1% through our five-year... 2010-06-29

The IJC Business Climate Index, which tracks business sentiment, declined for a second consecutive month in April, falling 2.5 basis points (bps) from a month earlier to 118.4. A fall... 2010-06-29

According to research from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), the government's rigid labour market policy is partially responsible for high rates of unemployment, which... 2010-06-01