IJG Business Climate Monitor August 2017
The IJG Business Climate Index is at its lowest level since 2003, and has indicated economic contraction the whole year
IJG Business Climate Monitor July 2017
The indicator remains at recession levels, despite some positive movements.
IJG Business Climate Monitor June 2017
The Business Climate Monitor index fell again in June, making it six months in a row that the index is below 50, indicating economic contraction. This edition of the BCM points to preliminary trade statistics as a cause for concern.
IJG Business Climate Monitor May 2017
The index is at its lowest level since 2003.
IJG Business Climate Monitor April 2017
After a recovery of 0.81 points in March, the index fell by 1.48 points in April. This means that for four months in a row, the index is at below 50 points, the threshold which indicates that the economy is contracting.
IJG Business Climate Monitor March 2017
The economy in March was still contracting, but slower than before
IJG Business Climate Monitor February 2017
The Monitor has now fallen for the second consecutive month, indicating a contracting economy. This is in line with national account figures from the Namibia Statistics Agency.
IJG Business Climate Monitor December 2016
The Index shows an increase for the second time in a month — the first time this has happened since April 2015. This report looks over the index’s performance over the last year, a challenging period in which almost half the indicators showed a decline.
IJG Business Climate Monitor November 2016
The latest edition of the index finds that the ‘technical recession’ might be short-lived. It appears the index started to stabilise after a downward trend since June. Meanwhile, the drought continues to put industry and agriculture under pressure.
IJG Business Climate Monitor October 2016
A ‘perfect storm’ of domestic and external factors continues to push the Business Climate Index down