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Barrow Says Electricity Supply Has Stabilized, Announces Fuel Price Cut From July 1
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Saturday announced that electricity supply across The Gambia has stabilized and said fuel prices will be reduced beginning July 1, as he addressed the commissioning of the National…
Trade Minister Rules Out Price Controls, Defends Gambia’s Free-Market Stance
Mod K. Ceesay, Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment
By Fatou Sillah
The government of The Gambia has no intention of imposing controls on food prices and will continue to let market forces set the cost of essential…
The Gambia Secures $250 Million Trade Financing Framework With ITFC
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia has signed a new $250 million strategic financing framework agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), aimed at boosting trade and accelerating economic growth over the…
Gambia’s Financial Inclusion Reaches 82%, Central Bank Targets Full Coverage by 2030 Through…
Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia
By Seedy Jobe
The Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Buah Saidy, has announced that the country’s financial inclusion rate has reached 82 percent, a significant rise…
Finance Minister: Only D1.04 Million Recovered from D27.5 Million Flagged in 2023 Audit
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that only D1.04 million has been recovered from the D27.5 million…
Finance Minister Discloses Over D1.23 Billion in Tax Arrears Owed by SOEs and Councils
Hon. Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and local government…
Finance Minister Says Government Paid D80 Million in NAWEC Arrears, Disbursed D1 Billion Subsidy
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that the government has settled D80 million in arrears owed to the…
Finance Minister Reports GMD 195.84 Million Budget Deficit for First Quarter of 2026
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that The Gambia recorded a budget deficit of GMD 195.84 million in the…
Finance Minister Reports D2.45 Billion Spent on Personnel Emoluments in Q1 2026
Hon. Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy Keita, has informed the National Assembly that the government expended D2.45 billion on Personnel…
Upper Saloum NAM Warns of Debt Distress Risks, Says The Gambia Still Able to Meet Obligations
Honorable Alagie Mbowe, Vice Chairman of FPAC
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Upper Saloum, Hon. Alhagie Mbowe, has acknowledged that The Gambia faces risks of debt distress but maintains that the country…