Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu has called upon Namibian entrepreneurs to work hard to thrive globally and contribute to the country's foreign exchange reserves through export earnings. Iipumbu was speaking at an exporters award ceremony in Windhoek. The awards are part of a collaboration between the Namibian Manufacturers Association (NMA) and the US government through USAID, which seeks to incentivise and encourage Namibian export firms to explore innovative ways to improve their competitiveness regionally and globally.