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The inaugural Namibia Public-Private Forum (NamPPF) was held last week, convening close to 500 delegates from both the public and private sectors for a high-level, solution-oriented dialogue. Hosted under the theme “Public-Private Dialogue to Drive Decent and Sustainable Job Creation: Enhancing Namibia’s Competitiveness, the session was chaired by Her Excellency Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia.

Namibia has done it again! The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) has announced that the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has been selected as the Winner in the WAIPA Investment Excellence Awards 2025, under the Innovative Investment Promotion Campaign category. 

Her Excellency Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the President of the Republic of Namibia, will chair the inaugural Namibia Public-Private Forum (NamPPF) on 23 - 24 October 2025. The Forum will bring together key government institutions and leading private sector associations for a high-level, solution-oriented dialogue.

The Government of Namibia has identified the Culture and Creative Industries as a priority sector for development, with the potential to drive economic growth and employment creation. Central to this is positioning Namibia as a leading creative hub in Africa, an authentic destination where local, African and global stories come to life. This vision will be realised through the development of the Namibia Film and Creative City.

Algiers, Algeria - Namibia kicked off participation at the Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) 2025, being hosted by the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, in Algiers.  The event is  organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union (AU) Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.  

Namibia has again punched above her weight and emerged as  first in Africa and second overall in the 2025 reading of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, FDI Intelligence announced this morning. 

The third edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference officially commenced on 12 August 2025, at the Mercure Hotel in Windhoek, under the theme “From Exploration to Action: Positioning Namibia as the Next Energy Frontier.” The conference served as a vital platform for dialogue and collaboration within Namibia’s rapidly emerging oil and gas industry.

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently, marking a significant step in their collaboration. This partnership aims to enhance sustainable investment, economic growth, and the development of emerging industries in Namibia through cooperation in standardization and conformity assessment services.

Namibia’s growing reputation as a premier tourism and investment destination has received a major boost with the announcement of a new direct, seasonal flight route between Zurich and Windhoek, to be launched by Edelweiss Air starting 1 June 2026.