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Namibian industrial and regulatory development

Overview

Namibia is advancing legislative and policy measures to strengthen its domestic economy and industrial oversight. The government is moving forward with the Construction Industries Bill, which seeks to establish a National Construction Council to regulate contractors and standardize practices after nearly twenty years of consultation.

In tandem with regulatory efforts, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged local businesses to increase their technical capacities to meet upcoming local-content policies. These policies aim to integrate domestic companies into emerging sectors such as green hydrogen, renewable energy, oil and gas, and rare earth minerals. The government’s strategy, aligned with the Sixth National Development Plan, focuses on economic diversification and value addition to reduce reliance on raw-material exports.

Entities

Namibia · Port of Walvis Bay · Construction Industries Federation of Namibia · Swakopmund International Trade Expo · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    Namibia's President urges local firms to prepare for new content policy

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged Namibian businesses to invest in local production and value addition to prepare for upcoming government local-content policies and emerging industrial sectors.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Namibia advances legislation to regulate construction industry

    Namibia is nearing the final stages of introducing the Construction Industries Bill to establish a regulatory framework and a National Construction Council for the sector.

Sources

lecourrier-dalgerie.com · miningandenergy.com.na · namibian.com.na · nbcnews.na · neweralive.na · oldster.substack.com · splashmedia.cc · thebrief.com.na · thehighstreetjournal.com · time.news