Karl Widerquist
The Bank of Namibia (Namibia’s central bank) will discuss the Basic Income Grant at it’s upcoming annual symposium. The focus of this year’s symposium is “Social safety nets in Namibia: Assessing current programmes and future options.” Karl Widerquist, of Georgetown University-Qatar and co-chair of the Basic Income Earth Network, will be one of the featured speakers. He will discuss, “The Basic Income Grant as Social Safety Net for Namibia: Experience and lessons from around the world.” The event will be attended by Namibia and international economists, executives of the Bank of Namibia, and members of the Namibian government.
More information about the symposium is online at: https://www.bon.com.na/Annual-Symposium.aspx
Information about the speakers is online at: https://www.bon.com.na/Annual-Symposium/Annual-Symposium-Speakers.aspx
