BELÉM (Brazil) – The United States is launching a new initiative to help South American nations disrupt illicit activities that harm the Amazon rainforest, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced in Brazil on Saturday. “Across the Amazon, criminal organisations and individuals are motivated by the potential for financial gain to illegally harvest plants, minerals and wildlife,”...
WASHINGTON – The US Federal Reserve may signal this week that interest rate cuts are on the way – although it is widely expected to remain on pause until its next rate decision in September. Fed officials, who have admitted moving too slowly to stem an inflationary surge in 2021 and 2022, have been wary...
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The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on Friday certified 49 young Namibians with basic fire-fighting skills following six-months of rigorous training at the Hosea Kutako International and Walvis Bay International airports. The graduation at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) heralds a new lease for the country’s airport safety. The trainees will now...
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) recovered N$20 million from 14 fishing companies between 1 May and 19 July 2024. This is as the revenue agency intensifies efforts to combat deliberate tax evasion within the fishing industry. In a statement issued last week, NamRA stated it has taken targeted actions to halt revenue leakage in this...
PARIS – The world’s richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of US$42 trillion over the past decade, Oxfam said yesterday, ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil, where taxing the super-rich tops the agenda. Despite this windfall, taxes on the rich had plummeted to “historic lows”, the NGO added, warning of “obscene...
LONDON – British fintech company Revolut yesterday said it had obtained a long-awaited UK banking licence – but must wait to lend money and take deposits as it remains in a restrictive phase. The licence granted by regulators linked to the Bank of England will allow Revolut to eventually compete better with established UK lenders,...
With the rising cost of living, many Namibians are burdened by financial pressure, which is aggravated by inflation. Facing increasing financial pressure, many policyholders are tempted as a first reaction to cancel or stop paying their insurance and retirement premiums to ease the financial burden. Wendy Naruses, Marketing and Communications Manager at Sanlam, emphasises the...
PARIS – French oil heavyweight TotalEnergies yesterday reported slumping profits in the second quarter, blaming lower margins in refining and falling sales and prices for natural gas. Net profit shed seven percent year-on-year in April-June, to US$3.8 billion, the company said in a statement. Analysts had forecast around US$4.9 billion in surveys by Bloomberg and...
The Husab mine has stepped up to assist the government with the establishment of a much-needed second desalination plant to be constructed at the coast. NamWater CEO Abraham Nehemia on Wednesday stated that the uranium mine stepped in at a crucial time, and saved the government from mobilising some N$3 billion needed for the project....