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- ↑ Bank of Namibia (12 February 2020). "Licensed Commercial Banks In Namibia". Windhoek: Bank of Namibia . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ Ester Mbathera (29 September 2022). "BoN pushes to liquidate Trustco Bank Namibia". The Namibian . Windhoek, Namibia. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ Th Namibian (23 November 2015). "Ebank transforming banking in Namibia". The Namibian . Windhoek, Namibia. p. 17. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Ndama Nakashole (15 November 2017). "FNB swallows up EBank". The Namibian . Windhoek, Namibia. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
