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Three financial appointees bring innovation

1 week ago - 15 June 2018 | Banking

Pointbreak Wealth Management, a member of FNB Namibia Holdings Group, has proudly announced the appointment of three new staff members at its Windhoek and Swakopmund offices. Executive chairman Tony Edmunds said: “As our clients' needs...

Khokha trial good news for Namibia

1 week ago - 12 June 2018 | Banking

The success of a recent payments through South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) distributed ledger technologies has encouraged the Bank of Namibia (BoN), which said this deepens the knowledge of central banking institutions around the world.The...

New banking product for businesswomen

2 weeks ago - 08 June 2018 | Banking

NDAMA NAKASHOLEDubbed 'Women in Business', the offering was launched at the bank's headquarters in Windhoek on Wednesday evening.Women in Business customers will have access to both a personal current account and a business current account.The...

SME Bank employees demand pay

1 month - 18 May 2018 | Banking

Former employees of the SME Bank yesterday staged a protest in front of the offices of the ministry of finance, where they claimed that they had not been paid their severance packages as promised following...

Blue Bankers walking the talk for Buy-a-Brick

1 month - 07 May 2018 | Banking

Standard Bank Namibia’s Operations Shared Services Department (OSS) in Windhoek’s Reger Park area has tossed its hat in the ring, officially launching their personalised Buy-a-Brick fundraising initiative. Employees of the OSS department visited the bank’s...

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Meet the young team of charted accountants

1 month - 27 April 2018 | Banking

A Chartered Accountancy qualification is a gateway to a vast range of exciting career opportunities. They are consistently in demand and recognised for their technical...

Agribank improves skills in leadership

1 month - 26 April 2018 | Banking

Staff Reporter - Agribank recently saw the first group of its middle managers complete a leadership training course of six months. “The training is part...

BoN a yeleke iifuta yoombaanga moshilongo

2 months ago - 20 April 2018 | Banking

Otashi ulike kutya ombaanga yoSME, ndjoka ya pata omvula ya piti, oya li yi na iifuta yi li pevi noonkondo okuyeleka niifuta yoombaanga dhilwe moshilongo,...

Half a billion worth of home loans

2 months ago - 19 April 2018 | Banking

Staff reporter – Total business registered in FNB Namibia’s annual competition for estate agents amounted to about N$550 million, the group said in a statement....

Managing talent is the biggest pitfall

2 months ago - 13 April 2018 | Banking

This approach to talent is reactive and does not take into consideration the changing nature of business. The biggest pitfall for organisations is the notion...

Five considerations for start-ups looking for funding

2 months ago - 13 April 2018 | Banking

Many entrepreneurs and SME’s consider funding to be a major stumbling block when it comes to starting or growing a business. In this tough environment...

Kwanza deal: Angola to cough up N$605 million

2 months ago - 04 April 2018 | Banking

OGONE TLHAGEThe Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) is making steady progress towards honouring a currency conversion agreement it signed with the Bank of Namibia (BoN)...

FNB invests in education of...

2 months ago - 29 March 2018 | Banking

FNB Namibia implemented the Staff Assistance Trust Education Bursary in 2008 to assist previously disadvantaged employees and/or their dependents with the educational costs for tertiary...

DBN a model for social...

2 months ago - 26 March 2018 | Banking

Staff Reporter - The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) transcends stereotypes of financial enterprises, by reapplying profits in the interests of financial service delivery, while...

Blacklisted farmers petition Agribank

2 months ago - 23 March 2018 | Banking

A group of disgruntled loan holders have marched to Agribank's headquarters, as well as the finance ministry offices, to demand that their repayment periods be...

Another successful Shake-a-Can for Buy-a-Brick

2 months ago - 23 March 2018 | Banking

As part of its national Buy-a-Brick Day on 16 March, Standard Bank Namibia employees mobilised themselves to raise awareness and increase funding through the Buy-a-Brick...

A year of transformation

3 months ago - 16 March 2018 | Banking

First National Bank (FNB) Namibia appoints Rodney Forbes as the Executive Officer, Points of Presence. Rodney holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Honours degree. Octavia...

Ex-SME Bank staff plan lawsuit

3 months ago - 12 March 2018 | Banking

Former SME Bank employees are planning to file a class action lawsuit following the demise of the lender last year.The former employees, through the Namibia...