The Gambia has collected far more money than expected in the first half of 2025, but government spending still outpaced revenue, leaving a deficit of over D724 million. Finance Minister Seedy Keita presented the midyear budget to lawmakers, reporting a 29 percent increase in revenue compared to the same period[Read More…]
Economy
Vendors Struggle As Serekunda Market Relocation Presents New Challenges
The Gambian government’s decision to relocate street vendors from Serekunda’s busy highways into the main market has triggered frustration among traders, who say the move has left them struggling to survive. The relocation, aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving pedestrian movement, has instead created fresh challenges inside the market.[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Puts Finishing Touches To Gamtel/Gamcel Privatisation Project
Following its failure to salvage Gamtel/Gamcel from financial doldrums and transform it into a profit-making entity, the Barrow administration is now at an advanced stage of privatising the majority shares of the company, JollofNews can authoritatively report. The Gambia’s finance and economic affairs minister Seedy Keita sometime this year admitted[Read More…]
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