In strengthening its long standing relationship with the Cancer Association of Namibia, Standard Bank as part of corporate social investment gave its support to the recently launched cancer support project called the ‘Circle of Hope.’ Under the Cancer Association of Namibia’s Family Support Centre, the Circle of Hope Project which started its first activities in…
Budding entrepreneurs depend heavily on loans from the banking sector to actualise their business goals, and if successfully actualised, these SME’s can positively contribute to the country’s economy in the long run As such, Standard Bank has committed itself to supporting Namibia’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in order to boost Namibia’s economic growth through…
A contest of jewellery made in Namibia with the theme: “Namibian Coloured Gemstone Jewellery” will be held by JASSONA (Jewellers Association of Namibia). The winners of the competition will be judged by the public during a Namibian Gemstone & Jewellery showcase event at the Safari Hotel Windhoek conference centre on October 12 and 13 in…
Bank Windhoek is proud to announce the top 20 Bank Windhoek BizzKids competition finalists. A total number of 63 creative and innovative business plans were received this year. The young aspiring entrepreneurs will put their ideas and skills to the test at the Bank Windhoek BizzKids Market, scheduled to take place on Friday, 27 and…
Windhoek, Khomas Region. On the 26th of September, the “Brown Paper Bag” Universities Tourism Debate was hosted at the NUST Hotel School. The event in its entirety was sponsored by B2Gold Namibia. The three most prominent Namibian tertiary institutions participated in the event, namely the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST), the International…
At a recently held event in the capital, Executive Chairman of EOS Capital, Johannes Gawaxab, outlined that the key to getting sustainability right in public and private institutions was to first get the corporate governance right. Gawaxab made the remarks at a Nedbank Namibia Corporate and Investment Banking luncheon, which was also attended by Leon…
With the local economic uncertainty, more investors are seeking the protection of a diversified global portfolio. A number of myths and uncertainties, however, tend to accompany offshore investing – but achieving success and maximising outcomes need not be as unattainable as many imagine. Offshore Banking or International Personal Banking has, in fact, become much more…
Over the years Standard Bank has dedicated itself to putting smiles on the faces children who suffer from birth defects such as cleft lip or cleft palate through the Nampharm Foundation Trust. As such the Bank was honoured to once again partner with the foundation, through its corporate social responsibility, by celebrating that partnership on…
No Namibian girls should stay away from school because of the lack of sanitary necessities. This is the momentum with which employees of Standard Bank’s northern branches and agencies recently donated toiletries and a number of sanitary items to over 300 disadvantaged school girls of the Oshikunde Combined School in the Okongo Constituency of…
Pioneering Namibian-based payment startup, PayToday, has recently introduced business payments, including fuel stations, to its already very successful peer-to-peer payment App. PayToday had a soft launch in March this year, but the initial version of the App only facilitated informal person to person payments. At the beginning of September, PayToday launched its business section…