Year-end is the time when most business owners want to relax and even go for a holiday. However, this is also the time when your business needs more attention, especially regarding accounting and year-end closing activities. Approaching it in the right way will not only help you close the current year on a good note, but […]
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President Adama Barrow recently highlighted the role Gambian Diaspora played in returning democracy to the country in his address to world leaders. However, now that we have changed the country’s Chief Executive Officer is there other ways in which the Gambia government can collaborate with the diaspora? Yes, in my opinion. According to the macroeconomists, there
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In the late 20th century, economists have attempted to explain the differences in economic growth rates around the world. Barro (1991) and hundreds of economists pursued the question of what factors determined the substantial observed differences in economic growth. They tested a variety of economic and political explanations, although the modeling invariably incorporated some measure of
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Celebrations do not have to be expensive; you simply have to make them memorable. When I look back at my childhood, I still remember how we used to walk from door to door and receive gifts or “Saliboo” from our elders. These concepts are still in practice in many parts of The Gambia. However, similar
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The Gambia banking industry faces financial risk as the yields on government treasury bills continues to go down throughout 2017 in addition to the Monetary Policy Committee rate cuts. The decline of these two important rates could affect the industry interest revenue and possibly the operating profit if the banks fail to change their investment
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Email marketing is one of the most powerful digital marketing strategies in the world today. A recent report showed that transaction emails record 8 times more opens and clicks than any other type of email and generate 6 times more revenue than other marketing strategies such as social media marketing. Email marketing technology is also
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After ending 2016 with 1.4 million unique mobile subscribers, the Gambia has registered 67% mobile penetration, according to a Mobile Economy report on sub-Saharan Africa by the GSM Association (GSMA). This penetration level has positioned Gambia as the second highest in West Africa region, just below Ghana and one of the top five in sub-Saharan Africa. The
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Ndeyfatou Ceesay, the CEO & Creative Director of NFC talked with BusinessinGambia in an exclusive interview on how the NFC brand started, initial challenges and advice for young entrepreneurs. Enjoy the inspirational interview. Please introduce yourself and the NFC brand to us NFC – My name is Ndeyfatou Ceesay, I am a Gambian fashion designer,
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The Gambian migrants contribute 22% of GDP in 2016 according to a recent report released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) June 2017. The report also confirms Gambia as the 2nd country in Africa that relies on remittance for GDP, just below Liberia (31%). Africa has 33 million migrants, with about one half remaining
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We publish the current and historical Gambia Treasury bills rates. The Central Bank of Gambia (CBG) auctions government treasury bills and Sukuk-Al-Salaam bills on a weekly basis. The public can submit tenders through the primary dealers ( mostly the local commercial banks). Below are the recent Yields on the Gambia Government Bills. See more on the historical
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