The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the second review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with The Gambia. The completion of the review enables an immediate disbursement of SDR 10 million, about US$ 14.4 million, to help meet the country’s balance-of-payments and fiscal financing[Read More…]
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Gambia To Sell Rice Donated By Japan
The Government of the Gambia has announced today that it will sell the 3000 metric tonnes of high-quality rice donated to the country by Japan. The government said the rice comes in bags of 30 kilograms clearly marked “Japanese Grant” and shall be sold in lots of 2500 bags per lot[Read More…]
Mali Military Frees President, Prime Minister
(Courtesy of AFP) – The Malian military have released the country’s interim leaders but taken control of the government, sources said on Thursday, in moves that have fallen far short of international demands to resolve the deep crisis. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were released overnight, a[Read More…]
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