Business - Monasa Advisory & Associates

Oct

Financial Wellness Must Go Beyond Banking Access – Mekondjo Erastus

Namibian households will need more than financial education and access to banking products to improve their financial wellbeing, with the success of financial wellness programmes depending on whether people can save more, manage debt and cope with unexpected expenses, Mekondjo Erastus, Head of Research, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory…

Oct

Next three years will shape local economic future – Jason Kasuto

Economist Jason Kasuto says Namibia’s economy could almost double in size over the next decade, but warns that the next three years will determine whether Namibians benefit from the anticipated growth. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia National Accounting Summit, Kasuto said the economy is projected to…

Jul

The Revenue we Keep Calling Ours

For decades, a fifth to a third of Namibia’s budget has come through the Southern African Customs Union revenue pool, a shared regional arrangement that moves with the region’s trade. This year it shifted by billions, a timely moment to examine how that revenue works and how to build on…