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Poverty Reduction Through Enhanced Access to Financial Services - A Comparative Analysis

 

Quarterly Economic Review - March 2008

 

A_new_jurisprudence_for_land_reform_in_Namibia

 

Recent publications

Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook Vol. 7 - 2007

 

VAT on prepaid telecommunication services - NEPRU Policy Brief No. 20

 

Social Account Matrix

NEPRU has constructured a Social Accounting Matrix for Namibia for 2002.  We are currently updating the matrix with 2004 figures.  If you are interested in the spreadsheet kindly send an email to nepru@nepru.org.na.


Welcome to the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit's Website



NEPRU's mission is to support Namibia's national development goals by providing economic policy advice, conducting economic research and building economic research capacity.

 

"We cannot manage what we cannot measure!"

(Trevor Manuel - Minister of Finance - South Africa)

 

"Economic research generates the knowledge we need for better policy making."

(Nahas Angula - Prime Minister - Republic of Namibia)

 

"Access to independent, objective, accurate and reliable economic research and data is indispensible for wise decision making to achieve Vision 2030."

(Harold Pupkewitz - President - Namibian Employers' Federation)


Key Economic Indicators

 

Value

Date

Source

USD (NAD per USD)

7.87

03/07/08

South African Reserve Bank

EUR (NAD per EUR)

12.49

03/07/08

South African Reserve Bank

GBP (NAD per GBP)

15.64

03/07/08

South African Reserve Bank

Interest rate Namibia

10.50%

19/06/08

Bank of Namibia

Interest rate South Africa

12.00%

13/06/08

South African Reserve Bank

Interest rate Euro Zone

4.25%

09/07/08

European Central Bank

Interest rate USA

2.25%

18/03/08

Federal Reserve Bank-New York

Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index

887.43

02/07/08

NSX

Johannesburg Stock Exchange - All Share Index

28,392.19

03/07/08

NSX

FTSE 100

5,476.57

03/07/08

London Stock Exchange

Deutscher Aktien Index (DAX)

6,305.42

02/07/08

Deutsche Boerse Group

Dow Jones Index

11,288.54

03/07/08

Dow Jones Indexes

Zinc (USD/Ton)

1,797.50

03/07/08

London Metal Exchange

Copper (USD/Ton)

8,980.00

03/07/08

London Metal Exchange

Gold (USD/Oz)

919.50

27/06/08

World Gold Council

Oil (USD/Barrel) (Europe Brent FOB)

140.67

01/07/08

EIA

Uranium(USD/lb)

59.00

30/06/08

The UX Consulting Company

White maize (NAD/ton)

2,167.00

03/07/08

SAFEX

Wheat (NAD/ton)

3,812.00

03/07/08

SAFEX

Beef (NAD/kg)

21.84

23/04/08

Weighted average based on Meat Board

Corruption Perception Index

4.5 (4.1)

2007 (2006)

Transparency International

Global Competitiveness Index - Global Rank

88 (79)

2007 (2005)

World Economic Forum

Global Competitiveness Index - Africa Rank

5

2007

World Economic Forum

Fitch Sovereign Rating for Namibia

BBB-

Oct. 2007

Fitch Ratings


NEPRU acknowledges gratefully the financial support received from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for updating and maintaining the economic indicators.