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Launch of Central Securities Depository
04 December 2025 | Media Release
 

The Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX), in partnership with the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and under the oversight of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA), is proud to announce that the Central Securities Depository Limited (CSD) has officially gone live in Namibia, marking a major milestone in the modernisation of the country’s capital markets.

A Strategic Leap Forward

For more than a decade, outdated regulations prohibited the establishment of a CSD. However, with regulatory reforms and the issuance of a license on March 8, 2024, the NSX, BoN, and financial market participants worked together to design and implement the Central Securities Depository.

The launch of the CSD represents a significant transition from paper-based securities registration and settlement to a fully electronic, integrated system. The CSD will hold securities in electronic form, facilitate electronic clearing, settlement, and registration, and manage corporate action events. All payments will be made to the

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