type stock exchange location windhoek namibia founded january 18 1904 old september 30 1992 new owner members key people david nuyoma chairman tiaan bazuin ceo currency namibia dollar no . of listings 34 market cap n 1.1 trillion 2011 volume n 3.27 billion 2011 website http www.nsx.com.na the namibian stock exchange nsx afrikaans namibiese effektebeurs ; german b rse namibia is the only stock exchange in namibia . based in windhoek it is one of the largest stock exchanges on the african continent . it has a partnership with jse in neighbouring south africa . the nsx is only open on weekdays and trades continuously from 09 00 to 17 00 wat excluding public holidays . 1 the stock exchange operates under a license from the namibian non banking financial regulator namfisa . the stock exchange is regulated by the stock exchanges control act 1985 and 1992 . contents 1 history 2 relaunch 3 listed companies 4 references 5 external links history edit the first stock exchange in namibia was founded in l deritz previously named the l deritz stock exchange . it opened at the start of the 1900s as a result of the diamond rush which brought hundreds of prospectors to the desert who then built towns . after a few years the old exchange closed when the diamond rush ended and there was no more business . 2 relaunch edit former offices of the namibian stock exchange in central windhoek the idea of a second namibian stock exchange was started as people planned to build an independent economy ahead of the 1990 national independence from south african occupation . the government gave the idea the go ahead and full legislative support 2 while funding came from 36 leading namibian businesses representing the full cross section of interested parties in developing capital markets who became founder members by donating n 10 000 each to act as start up capital for the first three years of the exchange . the official launch by then finance minister gert hanekom was on september 30 1992 3 and trading began the next day in the shares of nictus a local firm already listed in johannesburg and on that day dual listed in namibia . at that stage there was only one stockbroker who also acted as consultant . since then five more stockbrokers have joined and twice a year the nsx sets examinations for new stockbrokers . listed companies edit as of february 2011 update there are 34 companies listed on the stock exchange . in addition there are 25 companies with more than one listing and 17 companies also listed on the jse in south africa . the namibian stock exchange has seven local listings . clarification needed 4 company sector anglo american industrial metals paladin energy mining eco atlantic oil and gas afrox chemistry barloworld general industry bidvest namibia support services namibia breweries beverages oceana group food production nictus trade truworths international trade shoprite holdings food trade firstrand bank fnb namibia banking nedbank group banking standard bank group banking santam insurance mmi holdings life insurance old mutual life insurance sanlam life insurance oryx properties real estate vukile property fund real estate investec finance namibia asset management finance stimulus investments finance trustco group holdings finance b2gold mining bannerman resources mining deep yellow mining extract resources namibia mining forsys metals mining kalahari minerals mining mine makers mining marenica energy mining references edit faq namibian stock exchange . nsx.com.na . a b about us namibian stock exchange . nsx.com.na . sherbourne robin . guide to the namibian economy 2013 14 . institute for public policy research namibia . p. 28 . isbn 978 99945 78 14 6 . b rsenhandel nimmt im jahr 2010 ab . az.com.na . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to namibian stock exchange . official website namibian stock exchange nse profile about namibia v t e world federation of exchanges members abu dhabi securities exchange amman stock 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