The dollar shortage that reared its ugly head recently has worsened, JollofNews can report. It’s having knock-on effects on import businesses as businessmen reliant on import trade using dollar are struggling to access the legal tender. While some blame the government and ‘unscrupulous’ businessmen for what, they called, an[Read More…]
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Gambia Gets Additional US$6 Million IMF Loan To Meet Financing Needs
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for The Gambia. The completion of the review enables an immediate disbursement of SDR 5 million, about US$ 6.72 million, to help meet the country’s balance-of-payments and fiscal financing[Read More…]
Senegal’s Reflects On Youth Employment
The Consortium for Economic and Social Research (CRES) is organizing on Thursday a workshop to share the results of a study entitled “Support programmes for youth employment and employability in growth sectors in Senegal.” The objective of this meeting is to submit the results of the research to the evaluation[Read More…]