Business

FNB Namibia was recently honoured with the Green Financial Services/Institution award at the fourth Namibian Sustainable Development Awards.

Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) recently signed an 18-month substantive wage agreement for 1 July
2024 to 31 December 2025.

The Chamber of Mines yesterday announced that the upcoming 11th Mining Expo & Conference is scheduled for 7 and 8 August 2024  at the Windhoek Showgrounds. 

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises' (MSME) Day, celebrated annually on 27 June, is designated by the United Nations to highlight the potential of small businesses to transform economies, foster job-creation and promote equitable economic growth.

Namibia is the land where the desert meets the sea, with some of the widest and most beautiful landscapes to be observed anywhere in the world, and more big cats, elephants and game than you could ever hope to capture with your camera. 

The 2024 Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic and Empowerment Drive (OM Seed) initiative is celebrating entrepreneurial brilliance in the Ohangwena region. 

Works and Transport minister John Mutorwa has stated that Namibia must concentrate on creating seamless integration of her airport infrastructure as the foundation for economic activity. 

TotalEnergies, operator of OML 58 onshore licence in Nigeria with a 40% interest, together with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL, 60%), have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ubeta gas field.

European stock markets attempted to rebound yesterday, despite jitters over the first round of French elections taking place this weekend.

Trustco Group Holdings Limited yesterday stated it has entered into an agreement to buy back a significant block of publicly-traded shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from the University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame), for US$5 million (over N$90 million) in cash.