纳米比亚央行在2024年12月4日结束的为期两天的会议上将关键贷款利率下调25个基点至7%,这是连续第三次降息以支持经济并保持纳米比亚元与南非兰特挂钩。委员会注意到,通货膨胀趋势最近有所缓和,并对中期通货膨胀前景表示乐观,尽管它承认存在持续风险。2024年10月,纳米比亚的年通货膨胀率降至3%,为2021年2月以来的最低水平。展望未来,中期通胀预测与上次货币政策委员会会议保持不变,2024年和2025年的预测分别为4.3%和4.0%。央行还指出,2024年前十个月国内经济活动有所加强。因此,2024年的GDP增长预测上调至3.5%,增幅为0.4个百分点,这是由于黄金开采等行业的表现有所改善。2025年的增长预测也略微上调至4.0%。
Namibia's central bank cut its key lending rate by 25 bps to 7% during its two-day meeting concluding on December 4, 2024, marking the third consecutive rate reduction to support the economy and maintain the Namibia Dollar's peg to the South African Rand. The Committee noted that inflation trends had moderated recently and expressed optimism about the medium-term inflation outlook, though it acknowledged ongoing risks. Namibia's annual inflation rate eased to 3% in October 2024, the lowest since February 2021. Looking ahead, the medium-term inflation projections remain unchanged from the previous MPC meeting, with forecasts of 4.3% for 2024 and 4.0% for 2025. The central bank also noted that domestic economic activity strengthened in the first ten months of 2024. As a result, the GDP growth forecast for 2024 was revised up to 3.5%, a 0.4 percentage point increase, driven by better performance in sectors like gold mining. The 2025 growth forecast was also slightly raised to 4.0%.