Repo rate reduces by 25 basis points
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The repo rate has reduced by 25 basis points to seven percent.
The repo rate has reduced by 25 basis points to seven percent.
The Bank of Namibia has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points from 7.5% to 7.25%.
Commercial banks are expected to reduce their prime lending rates by the same margin, from 11.25% to 11%.
The repo rate is expected to go down by 25 basis points towards the end of the year.
FNB Namibia Economist, Ruusa Nandago, said this during the Economic Breakfast with FNB Commercial.
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) this week increased the repo rate by 50 basis points, and this has made inflation the main talking point in households.
By historic standards, inflation is not at its highest, but it has become a more prevalent issue in 2023 than it was in 2016/17.
Namibians will have to tighten their belts even more as the central bank lifts the repo rate by another 50 basis points.
The repo rate now stands at 7.5%, up from 7.25%.
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has announced that it will increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% following a rise in inflation rates in March.
The Bank of Namibia has increased the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 6.5 to 7 percent.
The Bank of Namibia has again increased the repo rate, this time by 50 basis points, from 5.5 to 6.75 percent.
Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the raise is done in an effort to anchor inflation expectations as well as safeguard the one-on-one peg arrangement with South Africa.
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has decided to increase the repo rate by 75 basis points, to 6.5%.
The central bank also warned that inflation, which is the main cause of the repo rate, will persist for a longer period of time, driven by factors beyond Namibia's control.
The Bank of Namibia has decided to increase the repo rate by 75 basis points to 6.25%