The government has made progress in establishing the International Trade Management Commission.
The commission will oversee trade remedies, tariff investigations and the administration of import and export controls.
International relations and trade minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi gave an update on this at the Ministry of International Relations and Trade’s mid-year diplomatic briefing in Windhoek on Friday.
Ashipala-Musavyi said the commission will be established through the draft international trade management bill, which is aimed at modernising Namibia’s trade administration framework.
She also announced that the Namibia investment promotion and facilitation bill is being prepared for tabling in parliament.
The bill is intended to create a more transparent and streamlined investment process. It went through public consultations between December 2025 and January 2026.
Ashipala-Musavyi said Namibia continues to attract investment in agriculture and food processing, mining and mineral beneficiation, renewable energy, tourism, chemicals, real estate, manufacturing and logistics.
On the energy front, Ashipala-Musavyi said Namibia is developing a legal and regulatory framework for the peaceful use of nuclear energy to diversify the country’s energy mix and strengthen energy security.
She said the government is also reforming the petroleum sector to improve transparency and accountability and ensure Namibia receives greater long-term benefits from its emerging oil industry.
Ashipala-Musavyi clarified that new investors can still enter Namibia’s uranium sector.
Namibia first imposed a moratorium on uranium exploration licences in 2007, before lifting it in 2017 after regulatory gaps had been addressed.
The Cabinet also approved a national nuclear industry strategy in September 2025 to establish a formal nuclear sector, including a new nuclear institute.
