On Wednesday, 6 December Bank Windhoek was awarded with this year’s Champion Award at the commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disability in Keetmanshoop. The Office of the Vice President’s Department of Disability Affairs, nominated and awarded Bank Windhoek for being an active institution that supported organisations of persons with disability through its…
“While most of us look forward to a well-deserved break, the festive season will come and go and life – as we know it – with work and studies will kick off again in January 2018,” says Elzita Beukes, Manager: Communications at FNB Namibia. “For many students, tackling the New Year inevitably means worrying about…
JOHANNESBURG, 7 December 2017: From 2000 to 2008 Nairobi’s added 72 000 square meters of retail real estate to East Africa’s largest commercial hub. This build was spread across three shopping precincts. In the nine years from 2009 to 2017 the city added another 351 900 square meters of retail real estate across 17 developments. This expansion…
Nedbank Namibia and Paratus signed an agreement in which Paratus will provide IT services and resume responsibility of the entire Nedbank Namibia network. In the past Nedbank Namibia’s network infrastructure was managed by Nedbank South Africa. This is a pioneering move for Nedbank Namibia as a leading commercial bank since its banking operations will now be…
If a business does not face any competition, it has little incentive to lower its prices or improve its products, therefore Competition Laws and Policies are imperative as they seek to ensure that industries are competitive and consumers benefit from them too. While most developed nations have had competition laws and policies in place for…
A series of regional inception workshops to launch the Empower to Adapt: Creating Climate Change Resilient Livelihoods through CBNRM in Namibia or the CBNRM EDA Project kicked off in Rundu, Namibia on 4th December 2017. The Green Climate Fund, a special financial vehicle created through the United Nations Framework to Combat Climate Change, has financed…
Bank Windhoek is proud to announce the appointment of Jaqualene (Yvonne) Beukes as its new branch manager it the recently upgraded Outapi Branch with effect from 1 January 2018. Ms. Beukes joined Bank Windhoek in 2006 as the Senior Collateral Officer at Oshakati Branch. She was subsequently promoted to the position of Senior Credit Officer…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN). The association was established in 1997 in accordance with the Banking Institutions Act as the representative trade association for the commercial banking sector in the country. The present BAN membership comprise of Bank Windhoek, Standard Bank, First National Bank, Nedbank, Bank Bic…
Bank Windhoek is proud to announce its support of the 52nd Swakopmunder Musikwoche. This year’s Swakopmunder Musikwoche starts on Friday, 8 December and concludes on Sunday, 17 December with a church concert. “Bank Windhoek’s philosophy is to grow the arts, as well as the appreciation of arts, through the forging of smart partnerships, partnerships that will…
The way in which people and organisations interact with the food chain is undergoing a profound shift. It is essential therefore, that farmers understand that they are a link in a much larger series of activities than simply beneficiating the basic product that leaves the farm. These were the sentiments shred by Standard Bank’s Head…