Gambia

GCCI Elects New Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting

On 2nd September 2022, The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Center. The 2022 AGM is special as it is also a year in which new Directors are elected into office. The AGM highlighted various projects and initiatives by GCCI, including the EU […]

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The Gambian Petroleum and Energy Ministry Launches RFP for A1 Licensing Round

The Gambia, 07 February 2022: The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, The Gambia, has officially launched the licensing round for Block A1. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is now available for download on the Ministry of Petroleum’s (Ministry) website. Granted initially to BP in 2019, Block A1 became available in August 2021 after the company exited

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Gambia Secures $40 Million for an Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive Agriculture

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2021– The World Bank Board approved $40 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to promote the development of inclusive, resilient, and competitive agricultural value chains, with a specific focus on smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in The Gambia. The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV) will promote the development of key

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IMF Forecasts Gambia Economic Growth at 4.9% in 2021

22nd September 2021 – Washington, DC A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Ivohasina Fizara Razafimahefa, Mission Chief for The Gambia, held a virtual mission with the Gambian authorities during September 9-22, 2021 to conduct the 2021 Article IV consultation and discuss the third review of The Gambia’s economic program supported

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USA Launches $38M Cashew Project for The Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau.

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

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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Slower than Expected – World Bank

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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