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Namibia: 15% stake in new mines reserved for Namibians

Announcement

02 Mar 2021

In March 2021, the Namibian authorities introduced a requirement for a 15% stake in new mines to be reserved for the local citizens. 

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Last action: 02 Mar 2021
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