Bank of Namibia
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The Bank of Namibia is the central bank of Namibia, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of Namibia canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3896340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Namibia Context triple: [Namibian dollar, centralBank, Bank of Namibia]
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A.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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B.
Bank of Mozambique
The Bank of Mozambique is the central bank of Mozambique, responsible for issuing the national currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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C.
Central Bank of Lesotho
The Central Bank of Lesotho is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and overseeing the financial system.
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D.
Banco Nacional de Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola is the central bank of Angola, responsible for issuing the national currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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E.
South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of South Africa, responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policy, issuing currency, and maintaining financial stability in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Namibia Target entity description: The Bank of Namibia is the central bank of Namibia, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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A.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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B.
Bank of Mozambique
The Bank of Mozambique is the central bank of Mozambique, responsible for issuing the national currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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C.
Central Bank of Lesotho
The Central Bank of Lesotho is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and overseeing the financial system.
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D.
Banco Nacional de Angola
Banco Nacional de Angola is the central bank of Angola, responsible for issuing the national currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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E.
South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of South Africa, responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policy, issuing currency, and maintaining financial stability in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
public institution ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BoN ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Parliament of Namibia ⓘ |
| actsAs |
advisor to the Government of Namibia on economic matters
ⓘ
banker to the Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfJurisdiction | Windhoek ⓘ |
| city | Windhoek ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | other central banks in the Southern African region ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Namibian dollar ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Bank of Namibia Act ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bon.com.na/ ⓘ |
| hasRole | lender of last resort in Namibia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Windhoek ⓘ |
| implements | monetary policy in Namibia ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCodeIssued | NAD ⓘ |
| issues |
Namibian dollar banknotes
ⓘ
Namibian dollar coins ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of Namibia
ⓘ
linked to:
Namibia
|
| languageOfOfficialCommunication | English ⓘ |
| legalTenderIssued |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| mandate |
maintain price stability
ⓘ
promote a stable financial system ⓘ support sustainable economic growth in Namibia ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyInstrument |
open market operations
ⓘ
policy interest rates ⓘ reserve requirements ⓘ |
| oversees | Namibian financial system ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Southern African Development Community financial cooperation ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
formulation of monetary policy
ⓘ
issuance of national currency ⓘ maintenance of price stability ⓘ management of foreign exchange reserves ⓘ promotion of financial stability ⓘ regulation of financial system ⓘ |
| regulates |
Namibian banking sector
ⓘ
commercial banks in Namibia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
exchange rate policy implementation
ⓘ
financial stability in Namibia ⓘ |
| sector |
banking
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| supervises | payment systems in Namibia ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | monetary authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of Namibia Description of subject: The Bank of Namibia is the central bank of Namibia, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.