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Standard Chartered Bank intend to leave the Gambia after 128 years of Operations

Standard Chartered Plc, a major international bank has announced it intends to exit operations in The Gambia as well as Angola, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Jordan, Lebanon, and Sierra Leone. Additionally, In Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire, the Consumer, Private and Business Banking businesses will be exited and the focus will turn solely to Corporate, Commercial and Institutional […]

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Is Buying a Franchise Right for You?

Business Ideas, Management, Small Business, Startups

You may be looking to buy a franchise because you want the security of being part of an established company, or you might be interested in opening your own business and thinking that buying a franchise would be the easiest way to get started. Either way, you’ll have to do some serious research before deciding

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Five Tips for Starting Your Business in 2022

Management, Small Business, Startups

They say there is nothing the market hates more than uncertainty; take it away, and commodities, stocks, futures, crypto, and everything else go brrr. Despite all our big hopes for 2022, the great resignation, slow pandemic recovery, supply chain issues, and the escalating war in Ukraine, 2022 is already getting choked with uncertainty. And anyone

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

Gambia, Gambia News, Press Releases

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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Where Investors put their monies in The Gambia

Analysis and Opinion, Investing, Personal Finance

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. By the way, this post is for educational purposes and not financial/investment advice. Opinions herein are mine and feedback taken

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Forex Trading in Gambia – Guide to Start Online

Analysis and Opinion

Back in 2015, Dalasi, the national currency of Gambia was experiencing its worst depreciation in history, against many major currencies such as the Euro and the American dollar. The situation has changed as of 2016 when the forex rules and the market determination of the national currency’s exchange rate loosened. This development along with other

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

Gambia, Gambia News, Press Releases

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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Exploring the Benefits of Private Equity

Analysis and Opinion, Finance, Small Business

What is Private Equity? Private equity is usually long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high-growth unquoted companies. Most people don’t understand the benefits of private equity to their businesses. Many know private equity firms as organizations that want to purchase your business only to divide it into pieces before selling

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Olusegun Obasanjo heads to The Gambia as Commonwealth Election Observer

Press Releases

Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a Commonwealth team tasked with observing The Gambia’s Presidential Election scheduled for 4 December 2021. Following an invitation from the Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia, and the visit of a pre-election assessment team in October, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced the deployment of the nine-person Commonwealth Observer

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Where Individuals and Businesses Can Learn the Principles of Forex Trading

Other Money Tips, Personal Finance

FX trading is indeed one of the most lucrative markets in the world that provides unlimited opportunities for investors and traders to make huge profits. This is one of the reasons why the forex industry is growing steadily over the past decade. Foreign currency payments, the number of traders, and currency brokers have grown exponentially

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