Namibia heads for the middle-income trap

alifarabia | February 25, 2014 | Africa, Macroeconomic Data | No Comments

Namibia has been a success story in Africa and has climbed the socio-economic ladder to emerge as a small middle-income country. But after major advances, growth in this country of 2 million appears to have stalled, as the economy reaches the limits of its infrastructure and economic plans. CONTINUE READING

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