Business etiquette

Meetings in Namibia are best held in the morning when the temperatures are not yet high. When scheduling an appointment, some wiggle room and potential changes must be factored in. The first meeting should ideally take place in the partner's office. For follow-up negotiations, a working breakfast, dinner, or lunch can be proposed to fine-tune the details and get to know each other better. African businessmen can be quite formal in some situations, but unusually open in others. A good mood accompanied by a humorous story opens the door to success.

Negotiations with Namibian representatives must be prepared for and approached in the same manner as negotiations with European partners. Africans, and Namibians in particular, dislike reading between the lines; you must be specific and to the point. When conversing with one another, you must be receptive, open to unexpected turns, neither condescending nor condescending, and flexible in maintaining your standards.

Africans generally value achieving high social status, which the successful frequently demonstrate through ostentatiousness and material self-presentation. A European is also expected to have a modified exterior. It is not necessary to wear a tie or a suit. It is not necessary to wear a tie or a suit. A quality shirt, light jacket and trousers, and closed dress shoes will suffice for men, while a summer dress or suit will suffice for ladies.