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SSHFC staff’s board rep. handed termination letter
The staff representative on the board of Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation has been given his letter of termination, barely a week after his firing has been ordered by President Adama Barrow.
The Gambian leader ordered for…
Gambia: New figure places debt to GDP ratio at 88%
The country representative of the International Monetary Fund, Ruby E.M Randall, told journalists and partners at Atlantic Hotel on Tuesday that Gambia is still at huge risk of debt distress. Randall was speaking at the launch of the IMF…
Gov’t’s spending cuts targets saving D1 billion in 2019
Gambia government plans to implement stricter fiscal measures that could help the country save up to D1 billion in 2019, country’s communication minister said on Thursday.
Following a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Ebrima Sillah said the…
France delivers on its €50M Brussels pledge
France has on Monday delivered on its promise made in Brussels by signing a €50 million grant with The Gambian government.
Finance minister Mambury Njie, and Rémy RIOUX, Chief Executive Officer of the Agence Française de Dévelopement…
Gambia ranks behind Senegal on W/B Ease of Doing Business Index
The Gambia has been ranked 149 out of 190 countries in the world that are suitable for doing business in the 2019 World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index.
The country falls eight places behind its neighbor Senegal that scored 141 ranking…
Body fighting money laundering in ECOWAS to gather in Banjul
The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold its 30th Technical Commission/Plenary Meeting in Banjul from 11th to 16th November 2018, and its 19th Ministerial Committee Meeting on 17th…
OIC: Road expansion to affect businesses 40 meter off the road
A construction project that seeks to expand the road from Sting Corner to Airport junction will affect businesses and settlements 40 meters off the road, the secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Gambia has said.
A…
35 years of regional integration through insurance: Achievements, challenges and prospects
The 35th annual general assembly of the Council of Bureaux of the Ecowas Brown Card Insurance Scheme is to examine the achievements, challenges and prospects of sub-regional integration in member states.
Holding under the theme “35 Years…
‘Gambia gets two surveillance vessels to fight illegal fishing’
Gambian authorities have secured two surveillance vessels to fight illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters, James Gomez, Minister for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters told journalists on Tuesday.…
Gambia hopes for regular, year-round flights with Russia – Ambassador Bah
The Gambia hopes to expand the number of flights to and from Russia, making them regular and year-round, Jainaba Bah, the Gambian ambassador to Russia, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Russian-African Social Forum on Tuesday
The…