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Harvard Business School Africa Club Selects Gambia’s Malick Jarju as Finalist

KOTU, THE GAMBIA – February 12th, 2018. Malick M. Jarju, a Gambian Entrepreneur has been selected as a finalist to represent his company Africa Energy Solutions (AES) in the 20th annual Harvard Business School Africa Business Club New Venture Competition, to be held on March 2nd on the campus of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. […]

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ITFC Supports Gambia Key Economic Sectors with US$210 Million

Gambia News, Press Releases

BANJUL, Gambia, January 16, 2018/APO Group The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signs a US$210 million Framework Agreement with Government of The Gambia for financing over a 3 year period. The signing ceremony took place in Banjul on 16th January 2018, during the official

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Gambia Economy has Started to Recover says IMF – Dec 2017

Gambia News, Press Releases

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Ulrich Jacoby, visited Banjul during November 2–15 and December 7–12, 2017, headed to conduct Article IV consultation discussions and review performance under the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) approved in June 2017. At the end of the mission, Mr. Jacoby issued the following statement: “The economy has started

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Air Peace Airline Starts Flight to Banjul The Gambia 15 Dec

Gambia News, Press Releases

Nigerian based regional airline, Air Peace airline, last weekend announced that it will begin flights to Banjul in The Gambia, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and Dakar in Senegal from its Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos starting from December 15. According to Mr Chris Iwarah, Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, the new routes would constitute the second phase

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MSDG Launches the Gambian Diaspora Online Survey

Press Releases

After 22 years of dictatorship, The Gambia’s Coalition government which has returned the country to democratic rule is engrossed in finding ways to better harness the potential of its diverse Diaspora and engage them in meaningful national development. The move is part of President Barrow’s policy initiatives undertaken in order to develop a National Diaspora

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Central Bank of the Gambia Press Release – MPC 23-Nov-2017

Gambia, Gambia News, Press Releases

Press Release Banjul Nov 23, 2017 The Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) of the Central Bank of The Gambia met on Thursday, November 23, 2017, to assess developments in the domestic and the international economy and set the policy rate. Global Economic Outlook Since the last MPC meeting, the outlook for

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Gambia Targets FDI and Entrepreneurship To Create Jobs

Gambia News

The Government of The Gambia is aiming to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) and develop entrepreneurship to create jobs and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These objectives will be achieved by implementing the UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Review (IPR) of The Gambia as well as a National Entrepreneurship Policy (NEP), both of which were presented

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Gambia’s Mustapha Njie -Entrepreneur of the Year – West Africa

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VIP guests, media, and stakeholders joined the West Africa finalists, as they went head to head for the sought-after AABLA™ regional trophy, in their individual categories. LAGOS, Nigeria, November 4, 2017 – The 7th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA™) (www.AABLAwards.com) in Partnership with CNBC Africa announced the winners of the West Africa leg at

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IMF Projects 3% GDP Growth for Gambia in 2017

Gambia News, Market Information

IMF Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa projects 3.0 real GDP growth rate for Gambia in 2017 compared to 2.6% for the region. The report was released in Oct 2017, and it discusses the impact of fiscal consolidation on growth and economic diversification within Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) According to this report, the SSA

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ITFC Provides $45 million in support of the Gambia Energy Sector

Gambia News

Washington DC – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signs an agreement with The Gambia with a total amount of US$45 Million, in support of the Gambia Energy Sector. H.E Mr. Amadou Sanneh, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of The Gambia (Governor of the

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