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Gambia’s Lamin Barrow Leads the African Development Bank Nigeria Office

The African Development Bank Group announces the appointment of Mr. Lamin BARROW as Director-General, Nigeria Country Office, effective 1st July 2021. Mr. Lamin Barrow, a Gambian national, joined the African Development Bank in 2000. Prior to his appointment, he was Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country Office, in the Regional Development, Integration & Business Development Vice […]

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Gambia’s Fatou J Darboe among Africa’s Engineering Award Finalists

Gambia entrepreneurs, Gambia News

Fatou Juka Darboe, a Gambian engineer and founder of Make3D Medical is among the finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021. The four finalists – three of whom are women – from Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, South Africa, and The Gambia were selected from a shortlist of 16 African innovators for their ability to

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Fatou Juka Darboe Shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Gambia entrepreneurs, Gambia News, Press Releases

Fatou Juka Darboe, a Gambian mechanical and electronics engineer is shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021! The Africa Prize, run every year by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering, awards crucial commercialisation support to ambitious African innovators who are transforming their communities through scalable engineering solutions. 2021 shortlist represents nine countries including,

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Seedstars Reimagines its World Competition Online: 2020 Applications are Open

Gambia News, Press Releases

The world’s largest competition for the most innovative entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Seedstars, the Swiss-based private company with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets, is happy to announce that its Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 will be held exclusively online. Following the success of its Online Seedstars Summit on April 3rd, 2020, the

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IMF Approves $21.3 million & Debt Relief for Gambia to Fight COVID-19

Gambia News, Others Uncategorized, Press Releases

15th April 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of SDR 15.55 million (about US$21.3 million or 25 percent of its SDR quota) for The Gambia under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The financing provided under the RCF will help the country meet its urgent balance-of-payments (BOP) need as

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COVID-19 – World Bank Approves $10 million for Gambia

Gambia News, Press Releases

Washington, April 2, 2020 – The World Bank Board approved today a $10 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* for The Gambia to provide emergency assistance in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Response and Preparedness Project will enhance case detection, tracing, and reporting, as well as provide equipment to isolation

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IMF estimates Gambia’s Real GDP growth in 2019 at 6%

Gambia News

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

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

Gambia, Gambia News, Press Releases

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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Seedstars Summit invites Gambia’s Nadji.bi to compete at Globals

Gambia News

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

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Seedstars is Coming to Banjul to Find the Best Startup in The Gambia.

Gambia News, Press Releases

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

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