WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service is well on target towards the realisation of the set goal to establish the 121 rural youth enterprises in all constituencies in the country.
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Namport records a 19 percent increase of TEU’s for September
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) recorded a commendable increase of 19 percent of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers shipped and 33 percent of TEU’s that landed at the Port of Walvis Bay in the month of September 2019 when compared to September 2018. These were the remarks of Namport’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kavin Harry, during the Annual Port Users function held in honour of the entity’s clientelé last week Friday.
MTN launches 4G at the coast
WINDHOEK - MTN Business Namibia has launched its LTE (4G) service at the coast, a development that now makes faster and reliable internet connectivity for home and office use in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay possible.
Bulgarian Deputy PM to lead business delegation to Namibia
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development (MITSMED), in partnership with the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), will be hosting a Namibia-Bulgaria Business Breakfast Forum on 13 November 2019 at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek.
Collaborative SME youth financing strategy unveiled
WINDHOEK – The finance ministry as well as that of sport, youth and national service, in conjunction with the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) on Wednesday unveiled a N$138.5 million small and medium enterprise (SME) financing strategy, to commence on 1 December, specifically aimed at enabling the youth to start or expand their businesses.
We need to embrace the Cloud
There’s a lot of hype about the Cloud, however what comes to mind when you hear that your software will sit in the cloud, it sounds positively intangible and like a cloud it can fall apart anytime.
Trade ministry cautions of fake news
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development (MITSMED) has cautioned members of the public and especially entrepreneurs of an ongoing online fake press release that purports to have been issued by the ministry.
GIPF walks down memory lane as it celebrates 30th anniversary
The first of October 1989 marked the official opening of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF).
Development Bank of Namibia pioneers finance for Namibia
WINDHOEK - The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Opened in 2004, the Bank has since contributed to a wide range of economic activities and socio-economic wellbeing through its finance.
BoN releases banking fees and charges comparison
WINDHOEK - The Bank of Namibia has released a comprehensive report comparing different banking fees and charges by banking institutions in Namibia and Nampost Savings Bank as at 30 September 2019.