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Namibia recorded its 17th consecutive quarter of real GDP growth, coming in at 1.6%. However, this is the lowest rate since the post-COVID rebound in Q2 ’21. The Wholesale & Retail Trade sector was the main driver, contributing 0.5 percentage points (pp), despite its growth slowing from 9.1% in Q2 ’24 to 5.2% in Q2 ’25.