Namibia: Selected Issues
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Summary:
This Selected Issues paper examines macro-financial risks associated with housing boom in Namibia. Namibia has enjoyed stable and steady progress in financial sector developments, but vulnerabilities might have built up. The recent evolution of Namibia’s housing prices raises a question as to whether the prices reflect economic fundamentals. Overall, estimates based on cross-country evidence of countries that experienced a boom-bust episode in the housing sector suggest that Namibia’s real economic growth could be 3 to 27 percentage points lower than under the baseline scenario over a three-year period. Under the most adverse scenario, in particular, GDP is expected to contract 9.9 percent in real terms over the three-year projection period.
Series:
Country Report No. 2015/277
Subject:
Banking Credit Financial institutions Housing Housing prices Money Mortgages National accounts Nonperforming loans Prices
English
Publication Date:
October 1, 2015
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513524375/1934-7685
Stock No:
1NAMEA2015002
Pages:
33
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