TGS has started acquisition of the 4,770-sq km (1,842-sq mi) Gambito 2020 3D survey in the MSGBC basin offshore The Gambia. The company is undertaking the program in co-operation with BGP and The Gambian Ministry of Petroleum & Energy (MOPE), using the BGP Prospector. Recently the vessel steamed south[Read More…]
Economy
Gambia Eases State Of Emergency Regulations
As part of efforts to ease the burden of Gambians and businesses, President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has today amended some of the regulations of the country’s state of emergency regulations governing open markets and shopping areas as well as the transportation of goods and essential commodities. According to[Read More…]
Gambia Gets Over US$21 Million From IMF To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of SDR 15.55 million (about US$21.3 million or 25 percent of its SDR quota) for The Gambia under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The financing provided under the RCF will help the country meet its urgent balance-of-payments (BOP) need[Read More…]