Over 20 micro, small, and medium enterprises received equipment under the government's Equipment Aid Scheme in Erongo Region, bringing the total number of beneficiaries of the programme to 3000 countrywide.

The Equipment Aid Scheme Programme of the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) has received a low number of applications at the regional level for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) support initiative.

The Minister of Industrialization and Trade has called for the creation of a database storing information on informal sector traders.