The Time for Transparency in Oil & Gas is NOW
Namibia should undertake a series of critical measures to ensure transparency and good governance in its emergent oil and gas industry. There is a need for robust frameworks to prevent corruption, promote accountability, and position the sector as a transformative force for the national economy. Enhance Transparency Frameworks: Namibia should move quickly to enhance transparency […]
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 3 2023
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature on the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia – Namcor – which finds itself in a governance and financial crisis just as Namibia needs a stable national petroleum company to inspire confidence that it can manage its new-found oil resources effectively. In addition, this […]
TransNamib ‘Irregularities’ Flagged
In this edition of Procurement Tracker we look at at what a recent investigation report said about TransNamib’s procurement practices. In addition, the governance risks in the upstream petroleum sector are put under the spotlight. The bulletin also gives an update on the recent controversial health tenders.
Namibia QER Quarter 1 2022
This QER for the first quarter of 2022 looks at economic developments in Namibia between January 1 and March 31, and includes a special focus on Namibia’s recent investment summits. This short feature examines the available data and information on Namibia’s investment climate and asks whether Namibia’s current approach to investment promotion is working.
Economy Watch – July 2018
This new edition of the Economy Watch bulletin looks at growth forecasts for the world and the region, as well as the prospects of recovery for the Namibian economy. The bulletin also takes a closer look at oil and fuel price trends.
Transparency in the Namibian Extractives Sector
Namibia’s natural resources can be a great source of income. But is the extraction of our wealth being governed well enough?
Access to info will combat corruption – Hopwood
THE non-transparent manner in awarding mining licences and the failure to explain changes of ownership contribute to corruption in Namibia.
IPPR probeer lig op lisensies werp
The Republikein reports on the Transparent Oil website.
Anti-corruption online tool tracks mineral wealth
This report from the Namibia Economist includes some details on the process in creating our Transparent Oil website , and discusses how it was replicated in other countries in Africa.
