The National Business Council, chaired by His Excellency President Adama Barrow on June 12 2020, launched the Business Environment Reform programme at a meeting held at the State House. This council, comprising pertinent government ministries and representatives of the private sector operators was launched in response to the National Development[Read More…]
Economy
136,000 Gambians Facing Severe Food Insecurity
An estimated 136000 Gambians at risk of severe food insecurity between June and August 2020 if appropriate measures and responses are not implemented, a regional study has warned. The number of Gambians already going hungry have significantly ballooned from the 46000 estimated in March 2019 to 82000 mainly due to[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia’s Petrol Prices See Biggest Fall In Many Years
The Government of the Gambia has stepped in to subside the price of petrol to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives and livelihood of its people. From today, the a litre of petrol has fallen from D49.36 to D40 while diesel fell from D50.04 a litre to[Read More…]
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