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The Business Report

Catch Business Report content live on Nova 103.5FM on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6, with repeats on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 5:30am. Feature stories, interviews with local economists, updates from different sectors of Namibian society, stock analysis with "The Finance Ghost", and of course the Spotlight Feature where we learn about well known Namibians.
Weekly English Namibia Business · Business News
671 Episodes
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Alexforbes Lead Story - 21 Nov

The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority reported a total of almost N$230 million in unclaimed benefits from retirement funds, in 2022. It remains the duty of the Board of Trustees of each fund to ensure that the beneficiaries of this money is traced contacted and paid their respective benefit, and…
21 Nov 11 min

Spotlight Feature - 21 Nov

Namibian economist Dr. John Steytler has been the CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia since September 2023. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Steytler was head of research and chief economist at the Bank of Namibia, and senior economist at the International Monetary Fund.
21 Nov 6 min

Ghost Biz - 21 Nov

Gary speaks to The Ghost about Tiger Brands selling off their baby wellness division, Momentum at Momentum, CEO of Discovery Adrian Gore selling off shares worth R108 million, and Old Mutual releasing results and the impact of the two-pot system.
21 Nov 10 min

Alexforbes Lead Story - 19 Nov

Michelle speaks to Helena Mboti from First Rand about Inflation, Deflation, and Disinflation, and their definitions.
19 Nov 9 min

Ghost Biz - 14 Nov

Gary speaks to The Ghost about Raubex with an excellent set of numbers, and the industry of Road Construction, Pick n Pay and the pre-listing statement by Boxer, Vodacom, their 1% revenue increase for September 2024, and the telecoms sector in general, as well as Woolworth's releasing their trading updates.
14 Nov 11 min

Alexforbes Lead Story - 14 Nov

Michelle speaks to Senior Political Analyst Louw Nel from Oxford Economics, about the upcoming Namibian elections, with an overview of South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique.
14 Nov 20 min

Market Watch - 12 Nov

Michelle speaks to Robert McGregor from Cirrus Capital about the mid-term budget.
12 Nov 8 min

Alexforbes Lead Story - 7 Nov

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, earlier this year announced that the new national minimum wage will be effective from 1 January 2025. The national minimum wage for all workers will increase to N$18 per hour. In tonight's lead story Angie speaks to Terence Makari…
7 Nov 10 min

Ghost Biz - 7 Nov

Gary speaks to The Ghost about Donald Trumps re-election as the 47th American President and its effect on the local and global economy, South Africa's Murray and Roberts and the construction industry being indicative to the health of an economy, the gold market and Sibanye-Stillwater, as well as the current…
7 Nov 10 min

Market Watch - 5 Nov

Michelle speaks to Ray Auala from Rand Merchant Bank, speaking about the under-allocation in the latest auction by the Band of Namibia.
5 Nov 7 min

Alexforbes Lead Story - 5 Nov

The SheExports Accelerator Program is a collaborative program between NIPDB and Coca Cola which promotes female and youth-led MSMEs to join the SheExports program which helps potential MSMEs become export ready, focusing on business improvement, product testing and access to global markets. In tonight's lead story Angie speaks to NIPDB Senior Manager…
5 Nov 9 min

Ghost Biz - 31 Oct

Gary speaks to The Ghost about Shoprites sales growth of 10.4%, Vodacom and the Remgro deal and the competition tribunal prohibiting the deal, Pick n Pay putting forward their investment case for Boxer, and Renergen having picked a fight with Springbok Solar.
31 Oct 11 min
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