The Gambia government has set an ambitious and seemingly tough-to-reach D23 billion revenue collection target for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), but the head of the country’s main revenue collection agency is optimistic that this target is within reach if the current collection trajectory is sustained. During his Monday appearance[Read More…]
Economy
Cement Importers Guild Vows To Resist Any Cement Re-Bagging Attempt At Border
The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has vowed to put up a strong resistance against any attempt to use border settlements as cement re-bagging turfs. The association claimed that it has received reports recently that some people have been making efforts to rejuvenate a Jammeh-era cement re-bagging[Read More…]
GCCI Prexy Says Trade Between Senegal & Gambia Vital, But Hindered By Artificial Barriers
The President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Edi Mass Jobe, has highlighted that cross-border trade between Senegal and The Gambia is vital, but lamented that stumbling blocks remain in the way of smooth trans-boundary commerce between the neighbouring countries. As The Gambia and Senegal gear up[Read More…]