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Why Lending Money to Friends and Family Is Often a Bad Idea

22-May-2025 Ebrima Sawaneh Comments Off on Why Lending Money to Friends and Family Is Often a Bad Idea

In December 2024, while scrolling through Facebook, I came across a post by a young Gambian woman living in the diaspora—let’s call her “Mato” for privacy’s sake. Mato publicly declared her 2025 resolution: she would [……]

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Lending to Friends and Family: A Poll Reveals the Hidden Strain on Relationships

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Lending money to friends and family is common worldwide, often motivated by goodwill and a desire to help loved ones in need. However, while the intention behind such loans is usually positive, the reality can [……]

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First Time Investors Should Consider These 5 Points

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When written down on paper, investing in the stock market may seem very easy. However, that is not entirely true. There are many things you need to know when investing before you do. Furthermore, it [……]

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How to turn your Personal Savings into Smart Investments

08-Mar-2023 Guest Writer 0

Are you looking for a way to multiply your money or better manage your finances? The concepts of saving and investing are two key elements to achieving financial stability and building long-term wealth. They both [……]

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Where Investors put their monies in The Gambia

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On 25th November 2021, out of curiosity on where people are putting their investments in The Gambia, I posted a quick survey on LinkedIn to have a view on the investment opportunities for Retail Investors. [……]

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5 Reasons to Invest in Gold During the COVID Pandemic

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The year 2020 has been very negative in many aspects, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed thousands of lives globally and has caused an economic crisis unprecedented in recent history. On the [……]

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5 Reasons to Invest in Gambia Real Estate Sector

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The Gambia is all set to hit the headlines in the world of real estate investment. Earlier a property destination whose potential was fully comprehended only by a select few, in the recent years the [……]

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7 Ways to Make Money in Real Estate with Little Capital

14-Aug-2018 Ebrima Sawaneh 0

Investing in a real-estate business has always been one of the most lucrative businesses of all times. In fact, real-estate has a history of producing more wealth than any other industry. Despite how lucrative and [……]

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How to Buy Gambia Treasury Bills and Sukuk Al Salam

02-Sep-2016 Ebrima Sawaneh 11

Following the posting of an article about the features and benefits of Treasury bills investment, I have received many questions from some readers who wishes to know how someone can buy Gambia treasury bills and Sukuk [……]

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Power of Compound Interest on Savings

01-Jul-2016 Ebrima Sawaneh 17

Whether you liked Mathematics or not, you may have learned compound interest and simple interest calculations in secondary school. However, chances are your teacher never told you the practical importance of compound interest formula in [……]

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