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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)

7.34

76/07/10

Bank of Namibia

EUR (NAD per EUR)

9.55

27/07/10

Bank of Namibia

GBP (NAD per GBP)

11.43

26/07/10

Bank of Namibia

Interest rate Namibia

7.00%

31/05/10

Bank of Namibia

Interest rate South Africa

6.50%

22/06/10

South African Reserve Bank

Interest rate Euro Zone

1.00%

31/05/10

European Central Bank

Interest rate USA

0.25%

24/05/10

Federal Reserve Bank-New York

Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index

800.30

29/07/10

NSX

Johannesburg Stock Exchange - All Share Index

28,550.07

29/07/10

JSE

FTSE 100

5,288.64

29/07/10

London Stock Exchange

Deutscher Aktien Index (DAX)

6,134.70

29/07/10

Deutsche Boerse Group

Dow Jones Index

10,467.16

29/07/10

Dow Jones Indexes

Zinc (USD/Ton)

1,970.00

29/07/10

London Metal Exchange

Copper (USD/Ton)

7,205.00

28/07/10

London Metal Exchange

Gold (USD/Oz)

1,189.25

16/07/10

World Gold Council

Oil (USD/Barrel) (Europe Brent FOB)

76.31

20/07/10

EIA

Uranium(USD/lb)

41.75

19/07/10

The UX Consulting Company

White maize (NAD/ton)

1,651.00

29/04/10

SAFEX

Wheat (NAD/ton)

2,095.00

29/04/10

SAFEX

Beef (NAD/kg) Meat RSA avg. parity price

19.60

22/07/10

Meat Board

Beef (NAD/kg) Meatco avg. price incl. premiums (230kg)

18.71

29/07/10

Meat Board

Corruption Perception Index

4.5 (4.5)

2009 (2008)

Transparency International

Global Competitiveness Index - Global Rank

74 (80)

2009 (2008)

World Economic Forum

Global Competitiveness Index - Africa Rank

6 (8)

2008 (2007)

World Economic Forum

Fitch Sovereign Rating for Namibia

BBB-

Oct. 2008

Fitch Ratings


Historical economic indicators can be found on Economic Indicator Tables (EXCEL FORMAT)

 

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