The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported a slight decrease in the benchmark for world food commodity prices in January. This dip was primarily led by decreases in cereal and meat prices, more than offsetting an increase in sugar prices, according to a statement this week from the agency. The FAO...
December 16, 2024
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Iceland’s lowest Corruption Perceptions Index attributed to inaction in fishrot scandal
Transparency International Iceland has disclosed the Nordic country’s lowest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score, attributing the drop to inaction in the Fishrot scandal. In a stark revelation, Transparency International Iceland has announced that Iceland has recorded its lowest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score to date, losing six points over the last five years. The prominent...
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Namibia: Rental Index Remains Resilient
The domestic rental market has defied the weak consumer environment, remaining resilient during the first three quarters of 2023. This is as economic analysts expect inflation to moderate over the course of the next two years and generally, interest rates are anticipated to have peaked in 2023, with the cutting cycle to begin in the...
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Mining index reach 131 basis points – Windhoek Observer
For the third quarter of this year, the Producer Price Index for Mining and Quarrying slightly rose by 0.5 basis points to 131.0 basis points, up from 130.5 basis points recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2022, translating into an annual inflation rate of 0.4 percent compared to 27.9 percent recorded in the same quarter...
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Namibia ranks 44th out of 142 countries in Rule of Law Index
Namibia is among a minority of countries to see its Rule of Law Index score increase this year, as the rule of law once again eroded in a majority of countries, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023. According to the WJP this is the sixth consecutive Index marking global...
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St Kitts and Nevis crowned as best destination to invest in according to 2023 CBI (CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT) Index
Basseterre, Sept. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — St Kitts and Nevis has been recognised as the best CBI destination in the 2023 edition of the CBI Index, trumping 11 other countries with active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes. The country, which has made several sweeping changes to its CBI Programme in the last year, took...
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Namibia ranks 62 on passport index
Namibia has been ranked 62nd according to the latest Henley Passport Index, which allows citizens to travel visa-free to 81 countries. The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on data...
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Corruption Index: Int’l Anti-Corruption Academy boss faults TI’s rating
Mr Thomas Stelzer, Dean, International Anti-Corruption Academy, (IACA), Vienna, Austria, has faulted the measuring tool used by Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mrs Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). According to...