Household debt ratios improve: BoN

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2026-05-01

WINDHOEK, 30 April 2026 - Deputy Director: Financial Stability and Macroprudential Surveillance at the Bank of Namibia, Anna William speaking during the Financial Stability Report 2026. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 01 MAY (NAMPA) - Namibia’s banking sector remained resilient, with asset quality improving as the non-performing loans (NPL) ratio declined to 4.3 per cent.

Bank of Namibia (BoN) Deputy Director for Financial Stability and Macroprudential Surveillance, Anna William, revealed this during the technical presentation of the April 2026 Financial Stability Report on Thursday.

William said the decline in the NPL ratio shows that banks are ma...

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