IMF Staff Country Reports

Namibia: Recent Economic Developments and Selected Economic Issues

September 14, 1995

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Summary

This Recent Economic Developments and Selected Economic Issues paper provides a broad overview of the structure of Namibia’s economy. It provides a detailed discussion of the structure and evolution of the productive base, recent trends in investment and savings performance, fiscal policies, monetary issues and policies, and external sector developments. The paper provides an assessment of Namibia’s export performance and prospects for the future. The paper highlights that since independence in 1990, Namibia’s real GDP has expanded at an annual compound rate of 3.8 percent, or 0.9 percent in per capita terms.

Subject: Agroindustries, Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Exports, Financial institutions, International trade, Mining sector, Public investment spending

Keywords: Africa, Agroindustries, Commercial banks, CR, Export, Exports, GDP, GDP ratio, Investment, Investment climate, Investment data, Investment-GDP ratio, ISCR, Mining sector, Namibia, Namibia investment, Primary sector, Public investment spending, Saving, Treasury bill issue

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    176

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 1995/091

  • Stock No:

    1NAMEA0011995

  • ISBN:

    9781451828344

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

Notes

This report on recent economic developments and selected economic issues in Namibia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.

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