Namibia QER Quarter 1 2025
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review examines some of the main commitments contained in the 66-page Swapo Manifesto Implementation Plan (SMIP) published in February 2025. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trends
Namibia’s National Budget 2025/26: Analysis
The national budget tabled by Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah on 27 March 2025 represented continuity rather than change and reflected few of the priorities contained in the Swapo Manifesto or its Implementation Plan. Minister Shafudah recommitted government to achieving a primary budget surplus, reducing debt as a proportion of GDP, meeting the country’s foreign […]
Namibia QER Quarter 4 2024
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review reviews the prospects for nuclear power generation in Namibia. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trends
Namibia QER Quarter 3 2024
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review takes stock of economic policy and performance since the last national election in 2019. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trends
State of the Economy 2024
A presentation made by economist Robin Sherbourne at the IPPR’s annual State of the Namibian Economy event on 29 August 2024
Namibia QER Quarter 2 2024
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature on how tourism has bounced back since the pandemic. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, and Data Trends
Namibia QER Quarter 1 2024
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature which examines whether government has indulged in election-related spending splurges since independence. Budgets in election years are reviewed including the 2024/25 budget tabled ahead of the 27 November 2024 national elections. The QER also includes the usual Quarter Summary, News Highlights, Key Economic Variables, […]
The National Budget 2024-25
The 2024-25 National Budget indicated that Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has successfully steered the country’s public finances through their most challenging period since Independence. Yet, as the Minister admitted, the recovery will not be nearly sufficient to address the country’s high unemployment levels. Creating sustainable employment opportunities remains the central economic challenge facing Namibia.
Namibia QER Quarter 4 2023
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature on Public Enterprise Reform. The issue of the fiscal burden placed on the nation’s public finances by underperforming public enterprises (or State-Owned Enterprises) has been a perennial concern since the 1990s when so many new state-owned companies were created. And like so many […]
SME Financing in Namibia
SMEs are widely understood to be crucial for economic growth and job creation. After the collapse of the SME Bank in 2017, what are the options for support for this vital but often neglected sector of the economy?
