Assume you’re The Governor of Central Bank of The Gambia, what Monetary policy/ies would you adopt? What goals will you be trying to achieve with your choice? Assume you’re The Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, what fiscal economic policy/ies would you adopt? How would the Appropriation Bill reflect your adopted[Read More…]
Economy
Gambia’s Only Crop Spraying Planes Flogged For 240,000 Euros
The Government of the Gambia has agreed to flog the country’s only crop spraying planes that were purchased to combat desert locusts, malaria and bush fires. The two DOSA planes costing over US$1 million each, were newly bought in 2005 from a company in Texas, USA, by the previous regime[Read More…]
IMF Staff Concludes Visit Gambia
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, visited Banjul from May 3–9, 2018. The team assessed implementation of The Gambia’s Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) [1] with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from end-September 2017 to end-March 2018. Forward-looking discussions focused on economic and financial policy commitments for[Read More…]