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	Dollar article - Dollar currency symbol Bohemia Thaler Germany Daalder Netherlands Daler - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The name Spanish dollar was used for a Spanish silver coin, the peso, an eight-real coin, which was widely circulated during the 18th century in the Spanish colonies in the New World.
		The use of the Spanish dollar and the Maria Theresa thaler as legal tender for the early United States is the reason for the name of that nation's currency.
		The dollar was also in use in Scotland during the 17th century, and there is a claim that it was invented at the University of St Andrews.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Dollar (504 words)

	Dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: "$") is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions.
		Spanish dollars, or "pieces of eight" as they were called, were in circulation in the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States, and were legal tender in Virginia.
		Until decimalisation in 1971 a half crown coin in the United Kingdom was popularly refered to as half a dollar doubtlessly stemming from the similarity of a crown (issued latterly only as a commemerative coin) resembling a US silver dollar in size and also in value for a number of years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dollar (536 words)

	Namibian dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Namibian dollar (abbreviated N$ or NAD) is the national currency of Namibia, adopted in 1993.
		As of January 6, 2005, there were 6.11000 Namibian dollars to the US dollar.
		During the planning phase of the introduction of a new national currency replacing the South African rand, the newly founded Bank of Namibia minted a proof series of coins denominated in dollars as well as in marks, for the consideration of the Namibian Ministry of Finance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namibian_dollar (307 words)

	Economy of Namibia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged to the South African rand.
		Namibian manufacturing is inhibited by a small domestic market, dependence on imported goods, limited supply of local capital, widely dispersed population, small skilled labor force and high relative wage rates, and subsidized competition from South Africa.
		While most Namibians are economically active in one form or another, the bulk of this activity is in the informal sector, primarily subsistence agriculture.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Economy_of_Namibia (1374 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Dollar
		The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below), including the US dollar, the world's most widely circulated currency (see list below).
		These coins with the Pillars of Hercules were spread around America and Europe, and the symbol was ultimately adopted by the country that become the United States and by many of the continent's other independent nations.
		The dollar sign is also used to define variables in the Perl and PHP programming languages, and in most Shell scripting languages.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/$ (711 words)

	Namibian Travel & Tourist Information
		As all Namibians are passionate about their Beer it is readily available everywhere, often you can buy beer in places that do not have supermarkets or petrol stations (sometimes you can buy beer in petrol stations).
		Namibians are not particularly adventurous when it comes to their food; meat is pretty much the standard.
		Namibian artists of note include Tony Pupkewitz (photography), Susan Mitchison (block prints) and a host of lino printers the most popular of whom is the late John Muafangejo.
	www.namibian.org /travel/travel.htm (2796 words)

	Rough seas ahead for fishing industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		WALVIS BAY, 31 Jan 2005 (IRIN) - Battered by two years of a strong Namibian dollar, the country's fishing sector - a key foreign exchange earner - is now in trouble, with retrenchments and factory closures on the horizon.
		The largest of the two, Blue Ocean, a subsidiary of the South African-based Oceana Group, closed its fish processing factory at the Namibian port of Walvis Bay in December 2004, and is set to retrench 133 labourers on 31 January.
		A 'Namibianisation' programme was also introduced to increase the ratio of Namibian citizens employed by the sector, and joint ventures between established fishing companies and mainly small, fl empowerment newcomers were encouraged.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=45308 (909 words)

	Namibia Economy
		Both the South African rand and the Namibian dollar are legal tender in Namibia, but the Namibian dollar is not accepted in South Africa.
		Commercial fishing and fish processing is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Namibian economy in terms of employment, export earnings, and contribution to GDP.
		Namibian manufacturing has historically been inhibited by a small domestic market, dependence on imported goods, limited supply of local capital, widely dispersed population, small skilled labor force and high relative wage rates, and subsidized competition from South Africa.
	www.traveldocs.com /na/economy.htm (1804 words)

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		With December trading volumes reaching N$171.1 million, the NSX was able to clear the 2 billion Namibian dollar barrier for the first time in exchange history.
		In its latest quarterly report, the Bank of Namibia has noted that although most Namibian commercial banks were subsidiaries of South African ones, their interest rates and bank charges in the former country remained higher than in the latter.
		The Namibian government is to review its exclusive sales agreement with the world's leading diamond company, South African based De Beers, as part of a regular review process.
	www.duke.edu /~charvey/Country_risk/chronology/namibia.htm (2845 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Economy of Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Since independence, the Namibian Government has pursued free-market economic principles designed to promote commercial development and job creation to bring disadvantaged Namibians into the economic mainstream.
		Although Namibian agriculture--excluding fishing--contributed less than 5% of Namibia's GDP in 2003, about 70% of the Namibian population depends on agricultural activities for livelihood, mostly in the subsistence sector.
		Tourism is a rapidly growing sector of the Namibian economy and a significant generator of employment.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/CountryEconomy.asp?CountryID=119&RegionID=5 (1590 words)

	Namibia overland adventure travel - Whichway overland trips
		Its deserts, seascapes and bush walking Namibian attractions are unparalleled: from the spectacular red dunes of the Namib desert to the wild Skeleton coast, the rugged Etosha National Park, to quaint towns rich in culture and history.
		The Namibian celebration of 'Oktoberfest', with its beer swilling and sausage sizzling, is vigorously celebrated throughout the month of October.
		Traditional Namibian cuisine to look out for is mielie pap, a cornmeal porridge, or mahango millet, also made into a porridge or soup.
	www.which-way.com /africa-guide/namibia2.asp (501 words)

	Nam Dollar In SA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Nam Dollar In SA COULD someone please tell me why the Namibian dollar is not accepted (used) in South Africa while the South African rand is accepted as legal tender in the land of the brave?
		When travelling to South Africa, you need to change your Namibian dollars to rands, but when South Africans come to Namibia they are free to come with their currency.
		In a town like van Rhynsdorp where the Namibian dollar is accepted, it is funny and sad that they deduct 7% from any purchase made with Namibian dollars.
	www.namibian.com.na /2005/January/letters/058F43AE6C.html (167 words)

	17 October 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Diamond producer Namdeb says the strengthening of the Namibian dollar against the US dollar will eat into its profit margins “big time” this year.
		The government is to establish a Namibian SACU National Body as part of the requirements of the 2002 SACU agreement.
		Katjavivi has been appointed as the Namibian Ambassador to Belgium and to the European Union.
	www.economist.com.na /2003/17oct/17oct.htm (543 words)

	Strong Namibian dollar to eat into Namdeb's profit big time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Namdeb had earlier in a statement said that the strengthening of the Namibian dollar over the last few months has had an adverse effect on its operations.
		The company's production is sold on the international market in US dollars whilst operations are conducted in Namibian dollars.
		She said the company's response to the challenge of the weaker US dollar and the resulting decrease in income has been tackled on many fronts.
	www.economist.com.na /2003/17oct/10-17-03.htm (587 words)

	world.html
		Normally a high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides the great inequality of income distribution; nearly one-third of Namibians had annual incomes of less than $1,400 in constant 1994 dollars, according to a 1993 study.
		with the Namibian dollar pegged to the South African rand.
		Namibian Broadcasting Corporation: "The mission of the NBC is to inform, educate and entertain the people of Namibia in a manner which is relevant to the developmental needs of the country..."
	zlruble.iweb.bsu.edu /world.html (932 words)

	NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Currency exchange rates and other money matters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Currency exchange rates are an average between a selling and a buying rates and an average between banks in Windhoek.
		The Namibian dollar was introduced in 1993 as a national currency and linked to South African Rand (accepted anywhere in Namibia) on 1:1 basis.
		The Namibian dollar has the following note denominations: 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 dollars and the following coin denominations: 5 and 1 dollars and 50, 10 and 5 cents.
	www.namibweb.com /currency.htm (189 words)

	Namibia - Home
		* Currency: Namibian dollar divided into 100 cents.
		* Namibia is very rich in minerals such as uranium and copper, these are mined by the South Africans and other western companies, the labour is supplied by fl Namibians in a forced labour system.
		* This was an attempt to upstage the UN, by providing a government that took into account all aspects of the Namibian population, this was very successful in stalling for time and for currying the flavour of the UN Security Council who continued to veto sanctions.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/namibia/home.htm (964 words)

	Diamonds.net - News Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Posted: 12/10/2003 6:43 AM (Rapaport December 10, 2003) Namdeb, the Namibian diamond mining joint-venture with De Beers, has embarked on numerous initiatives, including reducing labor costs, to try to curb the adverse effect the strong Namibian dollar against the U.S. dollar is having on its revenues, the company stated on November 28, 2003.
		The reason given was that Namdeb, “like all other export driven resources industries, is reliant on good international sales based on a strong U.S. dollar.”
		The company has briefed all its stakeholders of its intention to offer employees in certain categories, the opportunity to accept “generous voluntary separation packages.” Inge Zaamwani, Namdeb managing director commented that Namdeb is well aware of the impact this message will have on its employees and stakeholders.
	www.diamonds.net /news/newsitem.asp?num=8940&type=all&topic=all (304 words)

	Why Nam Dollar Doesn't Count
		Could somebody please tell me why the Namibian dollar is not accepted (used) in South Africa while the South African rand is tolerated in the "Land of the Brave".
		I am completely sure that all Namibians feel disadvantaged by this arrangement.
		Material on this site copyright The Free Press Of Namibia (Pty) Ltd
	www.namibian.com.na /2004/July/letters/045758139D.html (93 words)

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