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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financial success

5 Tips to Leverage Small Business for Financial Success

The Gambia is ready for business, and Gambian entrepreneurs should prepare to position their businesses, educate and avail themselves of the opportunities to flourish. That is, improve productions and improve profits within the national and global marketplace. Being a small business owner in the Gambia is not without challenges, but nevertheless, as small business owners,

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email marketing campaign

Semalt Suggests How To Boost Your Email Marketing Campaign

Email marketing is one of the most powerful digital marketing strategies in the world today. A recent report showed that transaction emails record 8 times more opens and clicks than any other type of email and generate 6 times more revenue than other marketing strategies such as social media marketing. Email marketing technology is also

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African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Chinese Billionaire Launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund -$10 million

Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma announced the creation of a US$10 million African Young Entrepreneurs Fund, during the Youth Connekt Africa Summit co-hosted by UNCTAD and the Government of Rwanda. This is another opportunity for young African entrepreneurs to funds their small businesses and startups. Below is the full press release from the UNCTAD

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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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