Gambiaj.com – Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, the Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, recently discussed the average wholesale and retail prices of essential food commodities as of March 4th, highlighting some notable changes.
Gambiaj.com – Finance Minister Seedy Keita faced tough questioning from National Assembly Members (NAMs) yesterday regarding a $50 million loan facility, equivalent to D3.4 billion, granted exclusively to Jah Oil, a private company. The loan was part of an agreement approved last June by the National Assembly between the government and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to support Gambian businesses importing food and other essential commodities, aiming to alleviate market price pressures.
Gambia – The governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Buah Saidy, has announced plans to reduce the prices of essential food items such as rice and sugar, particularly important as the country approaches the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Gambiaj.com – Speaking at the President Adama Barrow peace award ceremony, Hamat Bah, the Minister of Tourism and Culture, urged the business community operating in The Gambia to alleviate the financial strain on Gambians by reducing the cost of essential goods before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Gambiaj.com – The Department of Fisheries in The Gambia is conducting a five-day training session on data collection in fisheries management for its staff, running from 20th to 25th February 2024. The training program has brought together participants from various units of the department.
According to the Gambia’s Trade Minister Baboucarr O. Joof, global inflation will cause sugar prices to climb even further in 2024.
The government of Gambia is accused of taking 3 kg of every bag of groundnuts from farmers. But the National Food
Insider Monkey is a finance website that tracks hedge funds and corporate insiders, offering a premium newsletter with a proprietary strategy, has released its yearly ranking of Africa’s 35 poorest countries based on GDP per capita in 2023. The Gambia is ranked 17th, just behind Guinea-Bissau and just ahead of Togo.
With effect from this Year’s Christmas day, China will grant zero-tariff treatment to The Gambia
Mustapha Njie, a Gambian contractor who is also Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TAF Africa Global, and Okoh Jeff,
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