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Before independence in 1990, when the country was under South African administration, it formed part of that country's post code system, but following independence, use of post codes was discontinued. [2] South West Africa, including the enclave of Walvis Bay, was allocated the number range 9000–9299. [3] P.O. Box 287 WINDHOEK 9100 [4] P.O ...
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Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek , and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations .
Bank BIC Namibia Limited (Bank BIC Namibia) is a commercial bank in Namibia. It is licensed by the Bank of Namibia (BoN), to operate and trade in the country. [3] The bank is a subsidiary of the Bank BIC Group, a financial services conglomerate based in Angola, with banking subsidiaries in Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde and Namibia, and with a representative office in South Africa.
Bank Windhoek was founded in 1982 when a group of entrepreneurs, led by Koos Brandt, took over eight local branches of the Volkskas Bank. [8] The bank opened its first branch in Karasburg the same year it was founded. [9] In 1990, the bank merged with Boland Bank and Trust Bank, and opened a branch in Walvis Bay. [10]
The bank is located in the capital, Windhoek. The Bank of Namibia was established in 1990 by the Bank of Namibia Act, 1990 (Act 8 of 1990). The Bank of Namibia is the only institution that is permitted to issue the Namibian dollar by the authority that has been given to it under an Act of the Namibian Parliament.
First National Bank (South Africa) Indo-Zambia Bank Limited; Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank; International Commercial Bank; Investrust Bank; Stanbic Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Zambia) United Bank for Africa [114] Zambia National Commercial Bank
Namibia had already been allocated its own country code by the International Telecommunication Union, +264, in the late 1960s. [2] Windhoek, Namibia to Johannesburg, South Africa Before 1992: 011 xxx xxxx After 1992: 00 27 11 xxx xxxx [3] Johannesburg, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia Before 1992: 061 xxx xxx After 1992: 09 264 61 xxx xxx [4]