Experts from public utility company in Guinea, Senegal and Guinea Bissau have jetted into the West African nation to explore ways to ignite power purchase interest as a major solar park project is gradually taking shape. “For NAWEC as the national electricity utility, our mission is to ensure the provision[Read More…]
Economy
IMF Approves $6.4M Loan To Gambia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff level agreement for a $6.4 million loan program for Gambia to help the West African country tackle inflation and foreign exchange market pressures, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Gambia’s inflation rate rose to two-digit figures in April and reached[Read More…]
Barrow To Appoint Trade Minister Eight Months After Seedy Left
Eight months after the redeployment of former trade minister seedy Keita to finance, The Gambia will hopefully get a trade minister before October end. This assurance was given by Information minister Lamin Queen Jammeh on Tuesday morning. He told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez that:” On or before 15 October,[Read More…]