Analysis and Opinion

Gambia treasury bills rates and Gambia banking industry

Gambian banks faces interest rate risk as Tbill rates goes down

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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Gambia mobile penetration

Gambia Records 67% Mobile Penetration with 1.4 Million Subscribers

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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