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Government Resumes Repayment of D521.7 Million Debt to SSHFC, Aims to Clear Balance by 2030
Seedy Keita, Finance Minister
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambian government has resumed repayments on its outstanding debt to the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), with plans to settle the remaining D521.7 million by…
National Assembly Approves D48.6 Billion Budget for 2027, With Debt Servicing Taking Largest Share
Seedy Keita, Finance Minister
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2027 Appropriation Bill, approving D48.6 billion in government expenditure for the coming financial year, with debt servicing accounting for…
Gambia Earmarks D1 Billion for Electricity Subsidy in 2027 Budget
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia government has earmarked D1 billion in its proposed 2027 national budget to subsidize electricity tariffs, as the country grapples with persistent power outages and…
Debt Burden Looms Large as Gambia Earmarks D16.17 Billion for Loan Repayments in 2027
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambian government plans to spend D16.17 billion on debt servicing in 2027, accounting for more than one-third of its recurrent expenditure and…
Trade Minister Rules Out Ban on Bottled Water Imports, Pledges Support for Local Producers
Mod K. Ceesay, Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Mod K. Ceesay, has ruled out banning imported…
Lawmakers Slash IEC’s 2027 Budget by D61.9 Million Ahead of Crucial Elections
National Assembly
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly has approved a D61.9 million reduction in the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) proposed D669.7 million budget for 2027, trimming funds earmarked for fuel, election…
FPAC Proposes D72.2 Million Cut to National Audit Office’s 2027 Budget
National Audit Office
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has proposed cutting D72.2 million from the National Audit Office’s proposed D542.6 million budget for 2027, as part of a…
FPAC Recommends D61.9 Million Cut to Electoral Commission’s 2027 Budget
National Assembly
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has recommended cutting D61.9 million from the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) proposed 2027 budget, a move that…
FPAC Proposes D6 Million Cut to President’s Office Budget, Seeks More Funding for Civic Education
Alagie S. Darboe, FPAC Chairman
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has proposed cutting D6 million from the Office of the President’s 2027 budget and redirecting the funds to the…
Gambia’s 2027 Government Expenditure Projected at D41.05 Billion
Seedy Keita, Finance Minister
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia’s government-funded expenditure for 2027 is projected at D41.05 billion, a 12.5 percent increase from the 2026 budget, according to the 2027–2029 Programme-Based Budget.
“In…