(JollofNews)- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Ulrich Jacoby, visited The Gambia from February 16-22, 2017, to hold discussions with the new government, which came into office in early 2017. At the end of the visit, Mr. Jacoby issued the following statement: “Discussions centered around economic developments[Read More…]
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Gambia Gets Over US$6 Million FAO Funding
(JollofNews) – The Gambian Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Friday signed a US$6.2 million (equivalent to D283, 604,855.60) project agreement designed to reduce the impacts of climate variability and change in the Gambia’s agriculture and livestock sector. The four-year project will support the implementation[Read More…]
Africa EU, ITC Launch Job Entrepreneurship Initiative For Youth In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The European Union, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of the Gambia Thursday launched a new initiative to support job creation and entrepreneurship for Gambian youth. The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project is a four-year project that will benefit from €11 million from the EU Emergency Trust[Read More…]