In response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has promulgated the Essential Commodities Emergency Power Regulations (2020) to stop retailers from increasing the price of basic commodities Under these powers, the wholesale and retail prices of all essential commodities will be frozen to the prices they[Read More…]
Economy
IMF Approves Over US$47 million Credit For Gambia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a thirty-nine-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement for the Gambia in the amount of SDR35 million (about US$47.1 million, or 56.3 percent of the Gambia’s quota in the Fund) today. The ECF-supported program aims to anchor macroeconomic stability and progress on[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia Suspends European Flights
The Gambia is from immediate effect suspending flights from 13 European countries including the United Kingdom to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the small West African country. The decision was made at Thursday’s cabinet meeting following recommendations by health experts in the country. On Tuesday a 21-year-old woman who[Read More…]
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