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Economic Planning Minister Tom Alweendo

2016-11-09  Staff Report 2

Economic Planning Minister Tom Alweendo
Namibia: what to invest in? These are the targeted sectors in which investment opportunities abound, as presented by Minister of Economic Planning Tom Alweendo. Housing Shortfall of over 300 000 units Mostly urban and peri-urban centres Rising prices Affordability concerns Land servicing Innovative construction methods Tourism Unique and beautiful scenery Tourist arrivals increased over 6% in 5 years 1.5 million arrivals in 2015 Need for more tourism products Manufacturing Need to industrialise Manufacturing through value addition Manufacturing contributes 12% to GDP Opportunities in steel and bitumen Agriculture Still an agricultural economy Crop and livestock farming Established export markets Agro-industry Innovative food growing technologies Need for feedlots Energy Rising demand Increasing deficit Imports increasing Renewable energy opportunities Transport and Logistic Gateway to southern Africa Access to market of 280 million people Invested in key infrastructure Logistics and support services
2016-11-09  Staff Report 2

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