How To Invest In Namibia
About this episode
Dominic Frisby interviews economist Rowland Brown about investment opportunities in Namibia.
Following my recent pieces on Namibia , several readers got in touch asking pretty much the same question: Fine. But how do you actually invest there? Frontier markets are notoriously difficult to access. Interesting companies are privately owned, illiquid, unlisted or buried on obscure exchanges your broker has never heard of, or they carry their own small company risk that does not reflect the broader themes of the country. To try and answer the question properly, I spoke to economist Rowland Brown, founder of Cirrus Capital , the country’s largest stockbroker, to discuss the best ways to invest in Namibia and where he sees the biggest opportunities. The full interview follows, but here are 7 things that stood out to me. 1. Namibia’s growth could accelerate dramatically Namibia has averaged around 4.5% annual growth since independence in 1990. But Brown thinks the next decade could look very different. The reason is oil. Offshore discoveries by majors such as Shell plc and TotalEnergies could transform the country’s fiscal position. Brown estimates that production of 450,000 barrels per day by 2030 could increase government revenues by roughly 60%, which is quite frankly an…
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