Namibia
Economy
We continue to see average consumer price inflation of 6.0% y-o-y in 2010, down considerably from the 9.0% figure recorded in 2009. Although y-o-y inflation actually accelerated from...
2010-02-03Political Risk
The government's decision to enter uranium mining via state-owned Epangelo Mining is a clear sign of the growing international interest in the nuclear fuel, with private firms and...
2010-02-03Economy
According to an announcement by the Namibian Tender Board, the state organ responsible for awarding government contracts, companies employing foreign unskilled or semi-skilled labourers...
2010-02-03Economy
In line with unanimously held expectations, the ruling SWAPO party scored landslide victory in the November 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections. Although three African observer...
2010-01-05Economy
Although the outlook for the Sub Saharan region continues to improve, we maintain our view that Namibia will experience an economic contraction of 2.2% in 2009 as result of a sharp...
2009-11-18Economy
According to local press sources citing politicians from opposition parties, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been unfair in its radio and television coverage of the...
2009-11-18Political Risk
Although we have not changed our core view that SWAPO will score an easy victory in the forthcoming November 27 elections In Namibia, a shift in the underlying political dynamic...
2009-11-18
