Transaction Banking
Namibia And NIPL Ink Instant Payments Deal
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has signed an agreement with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), an international arm of the...
Namibia
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Banking
World’s Safest Banks 2023–Country Winners
With downgrades and new winners across the board, Global Finance’s country winners had to adapt to changes. To earn a...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA
The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
Awards
World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks in Africa 2014
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks In Africa 2014
Namibia
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by <em>Global Finance</em> editors, to learn more about Namibia economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Zambian Growth Story
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT<br />
Zambia’s strong and stable economic expansion is enticing firms looking to build their African presence.Among frontier markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the country stands out for its stable economy and its long record of strong growth. These factors have helped attract investors to this copper-rich, landlocked nation of 14 million people..
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Global Salon: Francisco Ferreira
SIDESTEPPING THE BOOM AND BUST By Tiziana Barghini Global Finance sat down with Francisco Ferreira, chief economist, Africa, at the World Bank, to discuss the continent’s economic outlook. The pace of growth in Africa hovered around an impressive ...
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2013: Africa
By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt MOBILE BANKING STIMULATES ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA Africa is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for mobile payments. Money transfers using mobile phones will exceed $200 billion in ...
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Awards: World’s Best Banks 2013
BRIGHT STARS By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt Following a year that included some of the biggest scandals in banking history—the London Whale, the Libor rate-fixing scandal, widespread money laundering, insider trading, rogue trading and ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
THE OIL AND GAS WINDFALL
<p><strong>East Africa is a hotbed of new oil and natural gas finds. Most countries are taking a slow and measured approach to developing their resource boon, but will they avoid the resource curse that plagued many early-developers? </strong></p>
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Frontier Markets: Namibia
<p>Namibia’s fortunes may be about to change dramatically, as recent surveys have shown its offshore geology could rival the biggest oil discoveries of recent years. But even without its oil prospects, Namibia has quietly established itself as an attractive investment destination. A recent Bloomberg Markets study placed Namibia among the world’s 20 most attractive emerging markets from an investment standpoint.</p>