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Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: -FirstRand – A £750 million provision forces an exit from the UK, but strong lending growth and a resilient core business continue to underpin the group's performance. -Standard Bank – A voluntary trading update points to slower earnings growth,…

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: Namibia has been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force grey list after successfully addressing all 13 deficiencies identified in its financial crime prevention framework. Angie Scholtz sat down with Bryan Eiseb, the Director of the Financial Intelligence Centre, to discuss this.​

Coming up in the Market Watch — Michelle van Wyk speaks to Floris Bergh from Capricorn Asset Management about the Bank of Namibia's surprise rate hike, the outlook for inflation and interest rates, and what Namibia's removal from the FATF grey list means for the economy.

In Tech Talk Gerald tells us all about how confused AI rollout hurts.

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: The Communications Regulatory Authority has rejected all requests to reconsider its decision to deny Starlink Internet Services Namibia’s license applications, citing non-compliance with legal and ownership requirements under the Communications Act. Angie Scholtz spoke to Oliver Diggle, an economist at Cirrus Capital, about this.