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Standard Bank Namibia faces revenue boost and asset-quality trade-off
Standard Bank Namibia is unlikely to benefit from near-term interest-rate easing, with Simonis Storm Research expecting the June rate increase to support revenue through its large deposit franchise while creating a trade-off through pressure on asset quality.
Windhoek Observer17 Aug 2026, 02:20 am
Staff Writer
Standard Bank Namibia is unlikely to benefit from near-term interest-rate easing, with Simonis Storm Research expecting the June rate increase to support revenue through its large deposit franchise while creating a trade-off through pressure on asset quality.
Simonis Storm said the 25-basis-point increase in Namibia’s policy rate to 6.75% in June, following South Africa’s move to 7.00%, was aimed at defending the currency peg.
Originally published by Windhoek Observer on 17 Aug 2026, 02:20 am. View original article