President Donald J Trump of the United States has restored trade benefits to the Gambia under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The decision was announced by the US Trade Representative’s Office hours after the Gambia and 127 other countries at the UN General Assembly gave a stinging rebuke[Read More…]
Economy
Gambia’s Economy To Make Modest Growth In 2018
By Alagi Yorro Jallow The Gamban economy is expected to make modest growth in the coming year as the new government of Adama Barrow implements structural reforms. According to Bloomberg’s Business 2017 Country High Risk Classification report for investment in Africa, the Gambia’s growth declined to 2.1% in 2016 due[Read More…]
The Gambia In Numbers With Burama FL Jammeh (part 1)
GDP Regression/Growth : Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measure the aggregate final value of all productions in The Gambia in a given year. Our GDP is estimated at about US$1 billion (GMD45 billion @ D45/$). Our Per Capita GDP is thus estimated at US $500 (population estimated at 2 million). This[Read More…]

