Namibia and Norway boost collaboration on sustainable oceans

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Namibia and Norway are strengthening cooperation on several fronts, including their joint work on the High-Level Panel for the Sustainable Ocean Economy, known as the Ocean Panel.

Norwegian Embassy Counsellor Ørnulf Strøm paid a courtesy call on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House. 

US trade tariffs hit Namibia’s export earnings

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Trade tariffs imposed by the United States are negatively affecting Namibia's export earnings, having disrupted established value chains and decreasing competitiveness in traded goods.

China donates N$76.5 million in rice for drought relief

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China has delivered its second batch of rice donations to the government, worth N$76.5 million, to support the 2024/25 drought relief programme.

The first batch of 27,200 bags of rice was delivered in February, earmarked for Oshikoto.

Germany remains top source of tourists to Namibia

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Germany remains in the top spot as the overseas destination from which tourists arrive in the country.

The 2024 Tourist Statistical Report launched by the Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniels shows that over 111,000 tourists arrived from Germany during that year.

BoN keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. 

The Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Johannes !Gawaxab, announced this during the final Monetary Policy Announcement of the year.