The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade held a crucial public consultation among stakeholders to discuss four pivotal policy and legislative frameworks. These frameworks included the draft Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bill, National Informal Economy, Startups and Entrepreneurship Development Policy (NIESED), Namibia Investment Promotion and Facilitation Regulations, and the National Cooling Strategy. Addressing the esteemed gathering,...
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade held a crucial public consultation among stakeholders to discuss four pivotal policy and legislative frameworks. These frameworks included the draft Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bill, National Informal Economy, Startups and Entrepreneurship Development Policy (NIESED), Namibia Investment Promotion and Facilitation Regulations, and the National Cooling Strategy. Addressing the esteemed gathering,...
President Nangolo Mbumba has called on graduates to leverage their acquired knowledge, skills, and values to contribute to the industrialisation of the Namibian economy. He highlighted the country’s burgeoning green hydrogen sector and recent oil and gas discoveries, emphasising the need for a skilled workforce. “Therefore, embrace these opportunities that lie ahead. You have been...
Green hydrogen has aroused the curiosity of Namibians from all walks of life. Rightly so, given the magnitude of the transformation renewable energy is set to bring to our country. A common theme emerges once you synthesize the curiosity being exhibited. How do we best encapsulate the economic aspirations of president Hage Geingob? While it...
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade recorded tremendous progress in the implementation of key programmes aimed at contributing to the growth of the economy and job creation during 2023. During the year, industrialisation minister Lucia Iipumbu held town hall meetings in all 14 regions of Namibia to explain the new programmes and policies. According to...
Niël Terblanché Namibia is keen to explore extended cooperation with the Russian Federation to finally lay the cornerstone for tangible industrialization. Russian Prime Minister Yury Trutnev, who also chairs the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, recently held talks with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. During...
The President and Chair of the Board, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, says the institution is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs and ensuring the growth of their businesses. Oramah spoke on Saturday at a forum organised by the African Union (AU) to celebrate women as part of the official opening of the Industrialisation...
“Africa has not initiated an agricultural revolution that is able to sustain a positive growth of agricultural and food production per capita and per rural household. Yet it is the condition to industrialisation, urbanisation and social development. In Africa, the production and the productivity per rural household have remained stagnant if not declined in some...
President Hage Geingob yesterday told the world that Namibia will no longer export unprocessed mineral products. Speaking at the European Union and Namibian Business Forum taking place in Belgium, Geingob’s statement came after Cabinet decided to prohibit the exportation of Namibia’s critical minerals in raw form. This is in a bid to create more local...
