An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, visited Banjul during February 3–11 to take stock of the 2019 SMP implementation and agree with The Gambian authorities on policies underpinning their request for a three-year program that could be supported by an ECF arrangement in the amount of SDR 35 million (or around […]
IMF estimates Gambia’s Real GDP growth in 2019 at 6% Read More »
Ambassador Paschall highlighted the importance of creating opportunities for producers and processors to boost economic development The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food For Progress (FFPr) Regional Cashew Value Chain Project is implementing a $38 million, six-year project in The Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau which will enhance the regional cashew value chain to improve
USA Launches $38M Cashew Project for The Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau. Read More »
Seedstars World, the largest seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, has come to its peak during the latest edition Seedstars Summit Africa in South Africa, on December 3rd to 5th. Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community and investor, selected 10 startups amongst the most promising startups from the continent. The
Seedstars Summit invites Gambia’s Nadji.bi to compete at Globals Read More »
The pilot study area consists of almost 1 000 properties located in four sites in Makhaza, Khayelitsha CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 6, 2019,/ — The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) (HousingFinanceAfrica.org), research consultancy 71point4 and Seso Global have partnered to develop South Africa’s first blockchain-based property register. The pilot study area
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On the 13th of September, 2019, around ten of The Gambia’s best seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit and win up to USD 500,000 in equity investments and other prizes. Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes is coming to The Gambia for
Seedstars is Coming to Banjul to Find the Best Startup in The Gambia. Read More »
The Gambia 2019 Revenue Budget Total Revenue and Grants for 2019 is estimated at D25.3 billion (28.8 percent of GDP), a 28 percent growth from D19.8 billion (25.3 percent of the old GDP) budgeted in 2018. This is mainly due to an increase in both Domestic Revenue collections and Grant inflows compared to the budgeted
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of the Gambia met on Thursday February 28, 2019 to assess domestic and international economic and financial developments, and to decide on the policy rate. This article provide extracts of some key point from the meeting’s press release. At the domestic front, economic activity continues to
Gambia’s 2018 Revenue and Grant Decrease by 19.55% Read More »
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia met on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 to review recent economic developments and decide on the monetary policy rate. The following summarizes the deliberations on key economic indicators that informed the Committee’s decision. Global Economic Outlook Global economic growth remains on track, although risks
Gambia-Current Account Deficit Grown by 98% as Import Grows – CBG Read More »
The United Nations (UN) has released its Human Development Index (HDI) Report for 2018. The report looks at long-term trends of human development driven by changes in health, education and income, and is based on a survey of 189 countries. The overall trend globally is toward continued human development improvements, with many countries moving up
Gambia’s Human Development Index Improves – UNDP Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 3, 2018/APO Group Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than expected, according to the October 2018 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies by the World Bank. The average growth rate in the
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