{"id":394496,"date":"2026-05-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=394496"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:19:34","slug":"namibias-eu-exports-hit-n17-6-billion-in-2025-creating-more-than-46000-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=394496","title":{"rendered":"Namibia\u2019s EU exports hit N$17.6 billion in 2025, creating more than 46,000 jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAMIBIA exported goods worth N$90.4 billion in 2025, with exports to the European Union (EU) accounting for N$17.6 billion of the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was highlighted by Robin Sherbourne, an EU consultant and independent economist, during the Second Namibia-EU Business Forum, held in Windhoek from 11 to 13 May 2026 under the theme &#8220;Towards Stronger, Greener and More Diversified Economies: Catalysing Business and Trade Opportunities between the EU and Namibia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sherbourne revealed that six EU member states\u2014Spain, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, and Germany\u2014accounted for 95% of all Namibian exports to the EU in 2025. He noted that Namibia\u2019s exports to the EU were diversified, including fish, uranium, meat, fruit, charcoal, crustaceans, diamonds, dimension stone, and base metal ores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExport diversification increases local value addition, economic growth and employment creation and reduces vulnerability to sector specific shocks. In general, a Namibia dollar invested in a capital-intensive sector such as mining generates fewer jobs than a Namibia dollar invested in labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture, fishing or charcoal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sherbourne, Namibia\u2019s diversified exports to the EU, which included labour-intensive products, contributed significantly to both direct and indirect job creation. 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