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IMMANUEL NGATJIZEKO, MP MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALISATION, TRADE AND SME DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, 13 APRIL 2017 "Growth at Home" 2 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee Honourable Members of this August House BUDGET SPEECH :LU 16/LU 1/ It iswith much humility that for Vote 19: Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade & SME Development I stand and present to this August House, the estimates of expenditure for the Financial Year 2017/18.
I herewith extend my appreciation Hon.

Natangue Ithete, Deputy Minister of Finance for ensuring that received appropriate allocations in the face of a tightening fiscal space.
to the Honorable Calle Schlettwein, Minister of Finance and the Industrialisation Ministry I am also extending the same to Honorable Tom Alweendo the Minister of Economic Planning and Director General and Honorable Lucia lipumbu the Deputy Minister for the supporting the I also wish to thank Industrialisation agenda of Namibia in general and the Ministry in particular.
Honorable John Mutorwa, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry for fruitful deliberations over the course of the year in terms of highlighting and profiling a key agro-processing project, the Kavango Cattle Ranch.

Members of this August house, we all are alighted to the 2017 period as the Year of Re-dedica- tion as declared by His Excellency, Pres Hage G. Geingob as we continue to build the Namibian House free of poverty, underdevelopment and unemployment.
My Ministry, following the 2012 Industrial Policy, Growth at Home Strategy, our National Develop- ment Plan as well as the Harambee Prosperity Plan continues to vigorously pursue our industriali- transformation ambition.

zation agenda to ensure the full attainment of our economic structural To this end, as well as the initiation implementation of key projects intended for our Economic Turnaround.
As our Growth at Home Execution Plan continues to guide us, our intervention will be still be centered on three pillars namely; the Ministry will continue to focus on project • • Support Initiation and support for value addition and upgrading of our factories; for our products to access external market so that Namibian products are competi- tive; and • Creating favourable investment and business climate locally.
crises and Namibia could not be spared as it is part impact there- initiatives to build the Namib- transformation through industrialization, structural investment and enterprise development, we have made policy and other interventions in activities, domes- The world markets experienced economic of the global economy.

We needed to focus our efforts towards mitigating the potential on our own national economy.

The Ministry of Industrialization, Trade & SME Development fore remains committed ian House.
As a leading agent trade, the past and will continue to do so in future, in order to support manufacturing tic and cross-border to making its contribution to the national trade, and investment.

for economic We have witnessed and continue to experience the vagaries of international had a profound impact on our economy in general and the export products in particular.

trade which has therefore that It is my belief ernment facturers.
Thiswill help Government the coming into effect of the Procurement Act will be used by Gov- and growth of small scale manu- on importation of to discourage the country's dependency to procure local as a stimulus to the development Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 13 eutxser SPEECH 2017/2018 products tion and ensure a strong industrial base.
that could be manufactured in Namibia, promote investment and employment crea- Let me now reftect on the details of the budgetary allocations to Vote 19 for the 2017/18 fiscal year.

The total budget the financial THOUSAND NAMINIA DOLLARS (N$635,219,000).
for year 2017/18 is SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTYFIVEMILLION TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEEN Trade and SME Development to the Ministry of Industrialization, allocation This allocation is divided into THREEHUNDRED AND THIRTYMILLION ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS (N$330, 177,000) FOR THEOPERATIONAL BUDGET AND THREE HUNDRED AND FIVE MILLION FORTYTWO THOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS (N$305,042,000) Development Budget.
for the Activities in this ministry are grouped under five (5) main Programmes, namely: Trade Promotion Industrial and Business Development Investment Promotion • • • • Special Initiatives Industrialization • Supervision and Support Services The focus of the programmes indicated above and the specific allocations are discussed as follows: 1.
TRADE PROMOTION PROGRAMME An amount of ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHTMILLION THREEHUNDRED AND FORTYTWO THOU- SAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS (N$188,342,000.00) has been allocated This pro- gramme namely Domestic and External Trade Management.

consists of two main components, to this programme.

1.1 Domestic Trade Management An amountof EIGHTYFOURMILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FORTYFOURTHOUSAND (N$84,944,000.00) has been allocated to this activity.
focuses on the development framework protection This activity institutional registration, ment and franchises; as well as promotion competition, for effective and enforcement as important conditions and adoption of an appropriate legal, registration, establishment of intellectual property, and operation standards, regulatory of businesses; conformity and the assess- and safeguarding of consumer welfare and market for a vibrant and robust domestic economy.
Achievements: National Quality Policy (NQP) validation workshop to the industry • Conducted • Provided ISO 9001 training to clients • Achieved • • 2% savings on operating costs Four (4) Namibia Dairies products have been certified during the current FY.

The numbers of accredited methods were increased from 11 to 13 methods.

4 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development BUDGET SPEECH :LU 16/LU 1/ • Through its agency, the Namibia Competition Commission, a num- area.
The year 2016 saw the Commission imposing fines the ministry achieved ber of milestones in its enforcement amounting to N$17.7 million.

• The Commission undertook research in some sectors of the economy to gain an in-depth un- derstanding of how sectors and markets operate such as in the Construction industry • As in previous years, the success of the Commission with regards to merger cases has contin- ued in 2016 which saw successful determination of 46 mergers.
We will continue improving enforcement gation, detection and prosecution of anti-competitive arm in 2017 with the aim of ensuring successful investi- practices in the Namibian economy.
Under the domestic trade management activity, we intend to do the following in the 2017/18 financial year: • Consolidate the organizational capacity of the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) to perform registrations on behalf of the Ministry; • Provide financial support • • Provide financial support Finalize the drafting of legal for the full operationalisation of BIPA; framework on consumer protection; and to strengthen functional Commission on competition matters inter alia promoting and safeguarding in Namibia by enhancing the efficiency, adaptability ensuring successful the Namibian economy.
investigation, detection and prosecution of anti-competitive the Namibia Competition fair competition of its economy by practices in and development capacities of • Provide financial support to strengthen functional capacities of the Namibian Standards In- stitution on standardization and monitoring of the quality of fish and fishery products and canned meat products to be fit for consumers' consumption and to comply with the requirements for export purposes.
inter alia the upgrading of laboratories for the testing, inspection Going forward, ensuring compliance, pacity building will remain a priority on the ministry's agenda.

enforcement.

research, stakeholder engagement and ca- We will continue to focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness companies, tion matters; standards promotion and quality assurance.
close corporations and intellectual property rights; consumer protection; in the registration of competi- 1.2 External Trade Management An amount of ONE HUNDREDAND THREEMILLION THREEHUNDREDAND NINETYEIGHTTHIOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS(N$l 03,398,000.00) has been allocated to this activity.
Under this programme, the Ministry will continue to support activities geared towards trade pro- motion and facilitation of Namibian products to regional and international markets as well as to boost market diversification in terms of export destinations and import sources.

Achievements: • Implementation mibia having signed, ratified and deposited her instrument of ratification with the EU.
of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)with the European Union - Na- Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 15 BUDGET SPEECH 2017/2018 • • in Namibia will improve trade facilitation and ease of doing business.

• Completion of the National Single Window Project feasibility study and presentation to the national stakeholders, who made valuable inputs.
Establishment of a National Single Window environment The SACU-MERCOSURPreferential Trade Agreement which was ratified by Parliament back in 2009 but remained delayed by the Mercosur party has now entered into force on 1st April 2016. to COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA),the TFTAFramework With respect Agreement has been concluded and substantial progress has been noted in concluding the annexes on rules of origin, trade remedies and tariff elimination, to paving the ratification of the TFTAAgreement and its eventual to SMEs,government provided support In terms of market diversification and support SMEsto the tune of N$ 1 386 511.6, to participate in local, regional, and international export promotional events.
USAmarket under AGOA dispensation.

veloped for Namibian charcoal products.

In terms of trade facilitation, Namibia notified her Category A Commitments to the WTO.

The Retail Charter Governance Council was established in October 2016, to oversee and locally monitor produced products are afforded shelf space in the domestic wholesale and retail outlets, particularly from the SMEsector.
to 206 trade/ In addition, Namibian beef was granted eligibility status for the In the same vein, the Japanese market has been de- of the Charter, whose core objective is to ensure that the implementation these are crucial implementation.
• • • For the Financial Year 2017/18, the focus under this programme will be on the following activities: In this regard, special attention will be on finalization of of Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral Trade relations, in bilateral, regional and multilateral to facilitate Namibia's • Management trade and economic integration arrange- engagement towards ments.
the Tripartite Free Trade Area amongst for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC); participation in the Continental Free Trade Area negotiations to advance Namibia's of Agenda 2063, as well as in the WTO process geared contribution in the implementation on the "recalibrated" Doha Develop- towards advancing further multilateral engagement ment Agenda; development of Namibia's Trade Policy Implementation Strategy and the Work Programme on Trade In Services.
the Common Market the negotiations • Development of Export Promotion Strategy to create a vibrant local business community which is directly engaged in a diverse and expanding export sector and fully capable of responding to commercial opportunities in the international • National branding to create competitiveness and awareness and position Namibian prod- ucts in the global market.
The Ministry will work closely with national stakeholders and relevant international agencies to promote product branding and labelling so that Namibian prod- ucts are easily identifiable and well marketed in external markets.

• Establishment of Namibia's National Convention Centre to provide the country with the much needed infrastructure to promote trade in services and market Namibia as a Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) destination.
• Delivering Phase One of the National Single Window environment establishment in order to facilitate and streamline import and export procedures which will reduce transaction costs in the conduct of business and cross border trade.
• Fast track the enactment of the International Trade Management Billthat will establish the Na- mibia Board of Trade (being the national body required under Article 14of the 2002SACUAgree- ment) to deal with issuesrelated to unfair trade practices, tariff investigations and tariff setting.

6 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development BUDGET SPEECH 2016/20 I / 2.
INDUSTRIALAND BUSINESSDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME An amount of THREEHUNDRED AND TWENTYTWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTYFOUR THOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS (N$322,764,000.00) has been allocated Thisprogramme consists of two main components, namely Industrial Planning and Development; and Small Business Development.

to this Programme.
to this Programme.

2.1 Industrial Planning and Development An amount of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEENMILLION NINE HUNDREDAND THIRTYTHOUSAND NA- MIBIA DOLLARS (N$215,930,000.00) has been allocated to this activity The purpose of this activity is to create conditions necessary for a robust and competitive trial sector in the country.

These activities are aimed at building and boosting the capacity local demand.
Some of the major interventions will be the following: industries to efficiently produce and supply goods and services to meet indus- of local and export • Continuous support to local industries in the process of upgrading their production capacity through the Industry Upgrading and Modernisation Programme (lUMP) whilst also ensuring an appropriate monitoring and evaluation framework.

To date 26 beneficiaries were assisted in ten regions of Namibia, and increased export sales.
However in order to optimize on the pilot programme, the Ministry recently secured funding to the value of N$14 million through the SADC Trade Related Facility to ensure programmatic in four sectors.

These interventions have created job opportunities optimization; • Continuing research on resource availability in the country and value chains in strategic sec- • • • 10 Sector Growth Strategies in November 2016; tors.
The Ministry launched Funding the NDC on its current development formation into the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA).

Focused research on the identification all 14 regions of the country.

of rural and regional projects, infrastructure upgrading, and its trans- industrialisation initiatives across • Development of Industrial Infrastructure Masterplan to ensure a more coherent approach to the existing Sites & Premises programme in order to ensure effective structural transformation.
• Continue to promote gemstone cutting and polishing and training activities at the two centres (ODC) at Karibib and Keetmanshoop.

So managed by the Offshore Development Company far over 80 graduates mainly youth has benefited from such activities.

• The ODC together with NIC finalised a Special Economic Zones Incentives proposal submitted to the MOF and MITSMEDfor consideration.

Finally in terms of ensuring competitive the development revise and review the 2012 National Industrial Policy.
industrialization environment, efforts will be applied to of a National Special Economic Zones Policy and the initiation of work to 2.2 Small Business Development The Ministry in its driving efforts to execute its mandate as directed by the SME Policy of 1997 has a number of Business Support Services Programmes (BSSP).These interventions were formulated directed to promote manufacturing, the coun- try in particular, targeting the rural areas and those who can generate income regardless of their academic value addition, and entrepreneurship throughout and in return, creating more job opportunities.
background Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 17 BUDGET SPEECH 2017/2018 Thisprogramme, among others, avails industrial sites/operating space to entrepreneurs to stimu- late local economic activities at regional and local levels.
It also assistsaspiring entrepreneurs in accessing finances to conduct feasibility studies and develop business plans, provision of capac- ity building interventions to stimulate and nurture entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation especially amongst the previously disadvantaged Namibians.
Other support services available to SMEsare in the form of the provision of productive equip- ment, machines, and inputs through Equipment Aid and Group Purchasing Scheme to enhance business production capacity, productivity and competitiveness, quality and standards compli- ance in the world market place.
I am pleased to report that for example: • Cumulative before this reporting period, eight hundred and ninety five (895) entrepreneurs were assisted to acquire productive equipment under the Equipment Aid Scheme where they have created one thousand and eight hundred and ten (1810) jobs.

During this report- ing period a further 130 entrepreneurs where assisted to acquire equipment aid; • The SME Bank has grown its balance sheet to N$l ,298 billion over the last four financial years.
Customer deposits grew to N$l, 157 billion as at 31 January 2017.

There was also notable growth in the Bank's loan book which currently stands at N$620m.
• Over seven hundred and seventy six (776) SMEswere provided with financial assistance and • other related services through the capitalization of the SME Bank; (14) business premises are under planning and construction of which 1,117 temporary jobs were created during construction; and • Over fifty SME Industrial parks are in operation country wide, which accommodate six hun- dred and seventy six tenants (690).
These 690 tenants have created over five thousand and eighty eight (5088) jobs in these occupied parks.

177 entrepreneurs have received training.

• • The MSME National Policy (2016-2021) was tabled and approved by Parliament in November 2016 • A further crucial intervention to support small business development has been the creation by Government of the SME Bank, which as August Members of the house are aware is in need of further capitalization.
To this end the Ministry will continue to engage other stakeholders such as the Ministry of Finance and National Planning Commission and the Attorney General towards finding a long term structural solution to ensure the bank's sustainability.

SMEBank is pleased to report the public in December, 2012. that the Bank has made good progress since it opened its doors to As alluded earlier, the Bank has grown its balance sheet to N$l ,298 billion over the last four fi- nancial years.
Customer deposits grew to N$l, 157 billion as at 31 January 2017.

There was also notable growth in the Bank's loan book which currently stands at N$620m.
8 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development BUDGET SPEECH 2016/2017 LOAN APPROVED Type of Customers Number of Customers SMEs Retail (Personal Loans) Total TENDER FINANCING 776 721 1,497 Value of Loans N$ 508,100,573 N$ 49,087,317 N$ 557,187,890 Type of Customers Number of Customers SMEs 186 Value of Loans N$ 162,092,259 The Bank continues to support as the Bank's customer deposit base is still low by average standards when compared other commercial with tender Bank would be able to make a major impact banks in the country.
The Bank has made a major contribution in assisting SMEs tenders.

With more resources SME the SME sector within the limited resources available at its disposal to the finance to help the SMEsdeliver on Government in this area.

Strategic Partnerships in forging partnership with some key stakeholders to ensure that SME Bank has been successful it delivers more effectively on its mandate.
During the year under consideration the Bank was able to form strategic partnerships with organizations such as National Commission on Research, Science and Technology [NCRST]and the National Housing Enterprises [NHE].

SME Bank also be- [NCc/], which gives the came a member of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Bank the platform to participate to advance the Businessagenda in all of the activities of NCc/ of the Country.
The bank also became a member of The Financial Literacy Initiative [FLI] under the Ministry of Finance, which will enhance Financial Education as part of the Bank's mandate in making sure that cisions.

The Bank continues to engage with the Environmental the Green scheme loans.

THEElFfacility now stands at N$6,5 million.


the Namibian society is well vested in making right financial choices and de- Investment Fund [ElF]to assist with beneficial areas in Research, Development Under the NCRSTpartnership, The SME Bank wishes to contribute and support by targeting and Innovation that place a special emphasis on Entrepreneurship Development.

Thiswill be promoting the upscaling of NCRSTfund- ed Innovation Projects that demonstrate potential for growth.
The programme will bridge support for The SME Bank applicants SME Bank has trained and empowered adequate aim to graduate from small to bigger enterprises in the future.

successful recipients of the NCRSTInnovation Fund with skillswith the information to enable them to understand basic Business Management to enhance their bankability through Research and Development.

the aims of NCRST The NHE partnership has resulted in the opening of an NHE account for all payments by NHE housing clients.
SME Bank does not charge Cash Deposit Fees to all its customers.

This gives NHE clients a competitive to save on Low Cost Housing while NHE focuses on its mandate of increasing housing units in the country.

in SME Bank books to cater advantage The SME Bank on its part has established a Home Loans Division, which has come up with tailor on how best it can assist NHE in financing the low-income earners in obtaining made concept houses.
This partnership will ensure that all the beneficiaries of this housing initiative will benefit Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 19 BUDGET SPEECH 2017/2018 from The SMEBank expertise by providing them with the Bank's cheap products and services.
As a bank, we acknowledge and applaud the President of the Republic of Namibia for the bold steps taken by introducing the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) to address the various social challenges preventing Namibia becoming a prosperous nation and housing been identified as one of the major challenges facing Namibia as a whole.
SME Development-Training and Mentorship Recently The SME Bank has engaged the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on the Model of Entrepreneurship Development Program [EMPRETECH].It has been agreed that SME Bank, Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare and UNDP will collaborate to pro- vide technical support for the establishment and implementation of the EMPRETECHprogramme in Namibia.
Thisintegrated entrepreneurial capacity-building and technical assistance to promote MSMEdevelopment by: programme provides entrepreneurship training • Promoting entrepreneurship • Foster individual entrepreneurial capabilities • Building institutional capacity at country level • Encouraging employment-creating investments.

All these activities will be carried out as part of one of the key Pillarsof The Harambee Prosperity Plan of the Namibian Government.
Service Delivery The Bank has been able to improve on its existing service delivery channels such as ATMs by further deploying more ATMs in strategic locations.

The Bank has also enhanced its Cell phone Banking and Internet Banking services over the year.

The Bank successfully obtained its foreign exchange license during November 2016 to become an Authorized Dealer in foreign currency.

This has paved the way for the Bank to provide new products and services to its clients.
These products include the following: International Fund Transfers: • • Trade Finance - Documentary Letters of Credit (Imports & Exports) • Documentary Collections (Import/Export) • Foreign Guarantees • Foreign Currency Accounts • Buying and selling of foreign currency notes • Exchange Control advisory services With the Foreign Exchange licence in place the Bank has been able to to obtain licence from Mastercard that will enable Bank customers to transact using their SME Bank accounts at retail outlets while travelling within Namibia and abroad.
10 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development ------------- BUDGET SPEECH 2016/2017 The Bank managed to complete its first phase of branch roll-out which entailed opening branch- es in Rundu, Ongwediva and Lafrenz (Windhoek).

The branches in the first phase are all fully operational.

The Bank will embark on the second and third phase of the branch roll-out which increase its will customer and deposit base.
improve visibility and accessibility of the Bank to the public, and consequently Challenges to Overcome The Bank continues to see challenges from its developmental mandate which requires it to pro- finance to the MSME sector.

This entails the Bank being able to provide vide developmental finance, medium to long-term lending to SMEsat more favourable terms than the development other commercial banks do provide.
The Bank is looking into innovative ways of raising the nec- essary capital that can enable it to meet this expectation.

3.

INVESTMENTPROMOTION PROGRAMME An amount of FORTYFOURMILLIONAND FIFTYTHREETHOUSANDNAMIBIA DOLLARS($44,053,000.00) has been allocated to this Programme.

The purpose of this programme is to achieve an increase in number, value and nature of domes- in Namibia.
This objective will be achieved by, among others, tic and foreign direct investment creating an enabling environment for investment, which involves having in place an appropriate legal and regulatory framework; a proper plan and strategy for marketing Namibia as a pre- ferred investment itiveness ranking of Namibia incentives and enhancing a positive compet- location, supportive investment Achievement during the 2016/17 financial year including • The Namibia Investment Promotion Act has been signed into law.
However enforcement of the law has been put on hold in order to address drafting issueswithin the Act.

• The ministry embarked on the establishment of the Integrated Client Service Facility or one- stop-shop aimed at improving the Ease of Doing Business in Namibia through streamlining the procedures of starting a business in Namibia.
Core stakeholders (BIPA,Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister, and Social Security Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Office of Commission) have been extensively engaged.

The project is structured in 3 phases, and the first phase has been completed.

• The revision of current investment the required quantity and quality of incentives regime to ensure they continue being an ef- investments especially into transport and logistics and tourism.
the incentives regime will be aligned with the NDP5 priority areas.

A submission in the Export Processing to incorporate the Special Economic Zone (SEZ)regime.

The amendment will fective tool for attracting the priority sectors of manufacturing, In addition, to Cabinet was made on the amendment Zone (EPZ)Act allow for the introduction of Special Economic Zone incentives.
of the draft amendment agro-processing, • The Invest in Namibia Investment Conference 2016 was hosted to promote selected projects and investment opportunities to potential a Joint Venture Agreement between MK International, a South Korean company and Otavi Rebar Manufac- plant.

The Namibia Investment turing was signed to set up a reinforcing steel manufacturing Centre and Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)singed an MOU on establishing investors.
During the conference, Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 111 BUDGET SPEECH 2017/2018 the Turkey-Namibia BusinessCouncil.

A Non-Disclosure Agreement between and Coopera- tion agreement between Ongos Monte Christo City Development and its partners to develop the Harambee Valley project.
In addition, The Rosh Pinah 5MW Solar project has secured a partner, AEEPower a Spanish based company and held a ground breaking event on the 31 January 2017 in Rosh Pinah, which marks the official beginning of construction of the project.

Aquaponic go Region to develop a commercial aquaponic (vegetables and herbs).
is a Germany based company, with its local partner has secured land in the Eron- farm, which would grow horticultural produce The Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp submitted a proposal to develop the Commuter Rail Service Project between Windhoek Central and Suburbs, of which the Ministry Works and Trans- port will soon submit to Cabinet.
is currently collaborating with the Sub-Sahara Africa Chamber of Commerce to host a Namport 3 day Namport Trade and Investment Forum in May 2017, with the intention to promote Walvis Bay and the Namibian transport corridors as alternatives to historically preferred ports and routes currently used by UStraders and shipping lines into Southern Africa.

There are a number of other investment enquiries and follow-ups which has been received.
Priority intervention planned for the next MTEFor under HPP targets • Finalise and implement the Integrated Client Service Facility to address ease of doing busi- • • ness and contribute to Namibia competitiveness ranking.
Profiling and appraisal of new investment opportunities in four priority sectors (manufacturing, agro-processing, of an investment promotion Targeted investment promotion approach strategy and plan that will align promotional activities, facilitation of inbound and outbound missions with the Harambee Prosperity Plan, National Development Plans, Industrial policy and the Growth at Home Strategy.

transport and logistics and tourism).


and development Policy interventions Implement the Investment Act • • Finalize and implement • Finalize and implement new Investment • Finalise and implement Targeted investment promotion strategy • Finalise and implement the Integrated Client Service Facility the Regulation Incentives in priority sectors Sector wide achievements recorded by NIC • Support to the industries through the NCCI and WBCG.
• • facilitated N$ 687,200,000.00 • Facilitated inward and outward missions.

Jobs created during the period were 115 Investment 12 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development ------------- BUDGET SPEECH 2016/2017 4.

SPECIAL INDUSTRIALIZATION INITIATIVES AnamountofTWENTYTWOMILLION NINEHUNDREDANDSEVENTYONETHOUSAND(N$22,971,000.00) has been allocated to this programme.
The rationale for this programme of industrial develop- ment priority projects identified in the just approved Growth at Home Strategy, Namibia's execu- tion for industrialization and the 4th National Development Plan and Harambee Prosperity Plan to the implementation is to give effect Parallel to these developments, our focus in this coming year isto ensure the initiation and contin- uation of specific key projects that are aimed to help us realize our industrialization ambitions.
To phose for new and this end, ongoing projects such as the Kavango Cattle Ranch, Northern Tannery, Pharmaceutical Plant in Okahandja and the Brakwater Industrial Plots.

In terms of performance Members of the House are herewith noticed that: start and continue the implementation the Ministry will immediately • The servicing of the Brakwater Industrial Plots which comprises of 25 hectare is 60% completed.
• The establishment of a Thatch Grass Centre at Rundu at project cost of approximately N$37 million is now 96% completed the Centre isaimed at providing a platform for skills transfer programmes, aimed at training members of the local community in the sustainable practice of cultivation, harvesting and management of thatch as a natural resource to the Kavango West, Kavango East and Zambezi regions soon.
The establishment of and will be operational • The 34 hectare !Nara International Logistics Hub at Walvisbay is now 95% complete and will land space for both domestic and foreign offer significant short to medium term industrial industrialists with viable projects.

• The Pharmaceutical is part of the Harambee Prosperity Plan and land has been se- cured whilst the Offshore Development Corporation is leading the work with technical assis- tance from Cuba.

project Projects for our Economic Turnaround.


Allow me to inform members of this August House on the additional allocation that to help spur our industrialization initiatives.

To this end an amount of N$70 million is allocated.

This amount ing envelope will thus cover new projects such as the: of Projects for our Economic Turnaround.
The fund- to ensure the development is meant is meant • Karibib Gemstone Beneficiation Centre to ensure that our gemstones mined by small miners are appropriately priced and a viable value chain is developed; • A Beef Cold Storage Facility at the 34 Hectare Industrial Land in Walvisbay to support our beef exports to be send through our ports and no longer through our Neighbouring countries ports; of a Youth Development Project at Kavango Cattle Ranch to help ensure • The Development our efforts towards youth development; • Development of automotive project with an European based automotive manufacturer; and • Support of initial feasibility studies for projects in sectors as defined in our Growth at Home Plan.
Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development 113 BUDGET SPEECH 2017/2018 In order and implementation ing strategic opment.

basis of the raw material to fast track the attainment of projects.

This activity is aimed at of Vision 2030, the Ministry has decided the implementation to support research of the manufactur- initiative in NDP4, through expansion of industrial capacity and value chain devel- local and regional value chains on the The Growth at Home initiative aims to develop in Namibia.
resources available 5.

POLICY SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT SERVICES An amount of FIFTYSEVENMILLION AND EIGHTYNINETHOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS N$57,089,000.00 has been allocated to this our fifth and last programme.

5.1 Policy Supervision An amount (N$4,659,000.00) has been allocated to this activity.
of FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY NIINE THOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS The activity policy and legal mandate gives ministerial framework leadership is formulated and overarching and implementation to other notional development oversight through proper alignment to ensure that the requisite of the ministry's for the attainment objectives and plans.
5.2 Coordination and Support Services It involves the oversight istrative/support facilitate the implementation services to other directorates/departments of programmes and projects.
roles exercised by the Accounting Officer and the rendering and agencies under of admin- the ministry to An amount (N$52,430,000.00) has been allocated to this activity FIFTY TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND NAMIBIA DOLLARS Honourable Chairperson of the whole House Committee Members of this August House I move by requesting the sum of SIX In conclusion, HUNDRED AND THIRTYFIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEENTHOUSAND NAMINIA DOLLARS ONLY (N$635,219,000) Trade and SME Development: this August House to consider and approve for the operational Vote 19. budgets of the Ministry of Industrialization, and capitol I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 14 I Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development -------------