The Namibian Economic Society was founded on 24 April 1999. It developed out of the Namibia Economic

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. The aims of the society include the advancement of the "development of

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as well as its related

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s", the fostering of "a spirit of

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, a sense of unity and self-respect, as well as an in-depth awareness of social, economic,

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, cultural, and environmental prospects and challenges facing

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

" and the establishment and development of "relations with national, regional and

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of similar nature".Aims and Objectives
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