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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Namibia: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Namibia has shown resilience to the negative shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Output has recovered to the pre pandemic level, inflation has fallen below 6 percent, and expectations remain anchored. Official reserves, at 4.7 month of imports in September, exhibit adequacy consistent with the peg to the rand. Prospects are brightened with discovery of oil and gas reserves. At the same time, Namibia is poised to benefit from the global pivot to green energy through its signature Green Hydrogen Project. Meanwhile, the challenge of improving public sector efficiency and reducing the large wage bill, not only for the sake of preserving debt sustainability, but also for the Namibian people to benefit the most from these new developments, remains paramount. Elections are scheduled for 2024.
Keywords:
FAD TA; MCM TA; headline inflation; CPI weight; SACU receipts; policy uncertainty; TA delivery; asset ownership policy; Government wage bill; Fiscal stance; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Namibia: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission (August 28-September 1, 2023)
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
This technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) was conducted during August 28 – September 1, 2023. The main purpose of the mission was to provide assistance in the compilation of consolidated general government operations data in accordance with the timeliness requirements of the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standards. It also reviewed the progress made by the authorities in implementing previous TA recommendations and provided further support to strengthen the compilation and dissemination of GFS in line with international standards set out in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014).
Keywords:
Government Finance Statistics; Public Sector Debt Statistics; SDDS; Special Data Dissemination Standards; General Government; Expenditure; Public Sector.; government grant; MFPE staff; IMF's Statistics department; debt data; MFPE initiative; compilation resource; GFS for the Extrabudgetary Units; information technology solution provider; Financial statements; Data collection
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Namibia: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Namibia
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Namibia has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic but has started to gradually recover. After a sharp contraction in 2020, with worsening fiscal imbalances and socio-economic disparities, a modest recovery began in 2021 and strengthened in the first half of 2022. Mining activity rebounded while manufacturing and tertiary sector activities gradually started to recover. Inflationary pressures have increased, as higher international oil and food prices due to Russia’s war in Ukraine were passed-through. The political context remains stable, with elections scheduled in 2024.
Keywords:
targeted reform agenda; authorities project SACU revenue; transparency policy; tertiary sector; FAD TA; IMF team; Fiscal consolidation; Food prices; Global; Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Namibia: Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Namibia
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply deteriorated Namibia’s short-term macroeconomic outlook, giving rise to urgent balance of payments (BOP) and fiscal financing needs. After an initial outbreak peaked in August, a second wave hit in late 2020. Containment measures have negatively impacted domestic consumption and economic activity, weighing on tax revenues collection. Furthermore, worsening global conditions have hindered mining production and exports, tourism receipts, and investment inflows. The economy is expected to have sharply contracted by 7.2 percent in 2020, and the recovery is set to remain subdued in 2021.
Keywords:
health emergency; IMF disbursement; stepping-up emergency health; undertaking emergency health; Namibia investment promotion bill; COVID-19; Fiscal consolidation; Fiscal stance; Global
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
A Difficult Road to Recovery
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to navigate an unprecedented health and economic crisis—one that, in just a few months, has jeopardized decades of hard-won development gains and upended the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Keywords:
reopening; recovery; crisis; pandemic; recession; REO; financing gap; commodity-exporting country; policy mix; governance reform; policy challenge
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
A Difficult Road to Recovery
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to navigate an unprecedented health and economic crisis—one that, in just a few months, has jeopardized decades of hard-won development gains and upended the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Keywords:
reopening; recovery; crisis; pandemic; recession; REO; financing gap; commodity-exporting country; policy mix; governance reform; policy challenge
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
A Difficult Road to Recovery
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to navigate an unprecedented health and economic crisis—one that, in just a few months, has jeopardized decades of hard-won development gains and upended the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Keywords:
reopening; recovery; crisis; pandemic; recession; REO; financing gap; commodity-exporting country; policy mix; governance reform; policy challenge
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa
A Difficult Road to Recovery
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to navigate an unprecedented health and economic crisis—one that, in just a few months, has jeopardized decades of hard-won development gains and upended the lives and livelihoods of millions.

Keywords:
reopening; recovery; crisis; pandemic; recession; REO; financing gap; commodity-exporting country; policy mix; governance reform; policy challenge; IMF staff calculation; exchange market pressure index; financial support; IMF role; transfer program; international community; financial crisis; financing difficulties; market terms; food price inflation; COVID-19; Oil prices; Debt service; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Global; West Africa; Inflation
Cover Departmental Papers
Stress Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Practices, Communications, and Capacity Development
Mindaugas Leika, Hector Perez-Saiz, Ms. Olga Ilinichna Stankova, and Torsten Wezel
The paper finds that supervisory stress tests are conducted in more than half of sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in western and southern Africa, and that the number of individual stress tests has grown exponentially since the early 2010s. By contrast, few central banks publish assessments of macro-financial linkages; the focus leans more toward discussing trends and weaknesses within the financial sector than on outside risks that may negatively affect its performance.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; risk; financial risk; bank; market; process; liquidity risk; market risk; interest rate; macro-financial risk assessment; risk analysis; Stress testing; Financial sector stability; Communications in revenue administration; Credit risk; Commercial banks; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Global; stress test result; risk weight; IMF TA; banking sector risk; bank supervisor; concentration risk; banking risk; macro-financial risk analysis; asset concentration risk; risk driver
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Namibia: 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Namibia discusses that with the temporary stimuli now ended, the economy is rebalancing while the government is implementing a significant fiscal consolidation. A likely slow recovery, the need for further fiscal adjustment to bring public debt to a sustainable path, persistent inequalities and structural impediments to growth, point to a challenging outlook. Immediate measures are needed to deliver the authorities’ fiscal adjustment plans and bring public debt to a sustainable path. Policies should combine spending reductions and revenue increases that support long-term growth. Better targeting of cash transfers would protect the poor. Structural reforms are urgently needed to strengthen productivity and external competitiveness and boost long-term growth. Reforms should streamline business regulations, contain public sector wage dynamics, and reduce costs of key production inputs. Over time, it is important to remove non-tariff barriers to exports, foster the adoption of new technologies, and address shortages of skilled workers.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; reports balance of payments; Namibia; economy; private sector indebtedness; slowing productivity growth; growth prospect; risks statement; headline inflation; credit growth; Fiscal consolidation; Fiscal stance; Government debt management; Global; Southern Africa