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The dollar replaced the South African rand, which had been the country's currency while it was under South African rule as South-West Africa from 1920 until 1990, at par. . The rand is still legal tender, as the Namibian dollar is linked to the South African rand and can be exchanged on a one-to-one basis loca
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is the central bank of Namibia, whose establishment is enshrined in Article 128 of the Namibian Constitution. It is located in the capital city of Windhoek. The Bank of Namibia was established in 1990 [2] by the Bank of Namibia Act, 1990 (Act 8 of 1990). [3]
An employee's salary is normally paid in Namibian dollars, which is the local currency and income tax (maximum rate is 37% and is based on different income slabs) is deducted by the employer. One Namibian dollar (NAD) is always equal to one South African rand (ZAR). One United States dollar (1 US$ or US$1) = 14.50 Namibian Dollar (N$ or NAD). [31]
Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
Currency of Namibia 1990 – 1993 Legal tender in Namibia 1993 – Succeeded by: Namibian dollar Reason: withdrawal from Common Monetary Area Ratio: at par Note: dollar introduced in 1993, with South African rand remaining legal tender: Currency of Basutoland 1961 – 1966 Currency of Lesotho 1966 – 1980 Legal tender in Lesotho 1980 ...
The CMA was replaced by the present Multilateral Monetary Area (MMA) in February 1992, when Namibia formally joined the monetary union. In 1993 Namibia issued its own currency, the Namibian dollar. In 2002 a new revenue-sharing formula was introduced in SACU, which included a development component.
In 2020, it would be estimated that tourism would bring is $26 million Namibian dollars however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Namibia saw a reduction of almost 90% in tourism. In the third quarter of 2021, there was an increase in tourism, however, it is estimated that it will be until 2023 when tourism returns to some kind of normality.
Namibian Stock Exchange; Type: Stock Exchange: Location: Windhoek, Namibia: Founded: 18 January 1904 (old) 30 September 1992 (current) Owner: Members: Key people: David Nuyoma (Chairman) Tiaan Bazuin : Currency: Namibian dollar: No. of listings: 44 which include 4 Commodity ETF’s (2017) Market cap: N$2 trillion (Sep 2018) Volume: N$13.859 ...