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IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with The Gambia on a Program to be Supported under the Extended Credit Facility
International Monetary Fund
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February 11, 2020
February 11, 2020 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
Gambia: Crackdown Threatens Presidential Election
African Press Organization
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November 2, 2016
The Gambian government’s repression of the political opposition in the months prior to the December 1, 2016 presidential election threatens the fairness of the election, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 43-page report, “More...
State Visit of the President of India to Benin, The Gambia and Guinea (July 28 -3 August 2019)
African Press Organization
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July 25, 2019
Download logo President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will pay a State Visit to Benin, The Gambia and Guinea from 28 July to 3 August, 2019. This visit is the first ever visit of HOS/HOG of India to all the three countries. The President will be...
Zendure’s New GaN Travel Adapter Exceeds $100K on Fifth Day of Crowdfunding
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 4, 2019
Palo Alto, California, June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zendure, based in Palo Alto, California, has received more than $100,000 USD on the fifth day of crowdfunding for Passport GO, their new GaN-powered travel adapter with an auto-resetting...
The Gambia's Pathway to Prosperity
International Monetary Fund
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May 14, 2019
Keynote Address by IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang May 14, 2019 Good Morning, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to express my appreciation to Minister Njie for the kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here today in...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff Level Agreement on a Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
African Press Organization
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March 8, 2019
Download logo Improved revenue mobilization and expenditure restraint are essential to ensure fiscal discipline and create fiscal space for much-needed public investment and social spending; Comprehensive reform of state-owned enterprises is...
IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement on a Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
International Monetary Fund
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March 8, 2019
March 8, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
CBP’s Baltimore Field Office Recovered 250 Stolen Vehicle Exports during 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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May 8, 2025
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Baltimore Field Office continue to combat transnational criminal organizations that profit on the international trade in stolen vehicles. CBP officers here intercepted 250 stolen...
The Gambia: Overcoming Corruption's Toll
International Monetary Fund
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June 29, 2018
Gambian Finance Minister, Amadou Sanneh, says recovering from years of isolation is no easy task for his country (photo: Luc Gnago/Newscom) June 29, 2018 The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, but the legacy of more than two...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Completes Second Review of Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
African Press Organization
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June 28, 2018
Economic recovery is well underway with growth estimated at 3.5 percent in 2017. Implementation of the Staff-Monitored Program remains broadly satisfactory. The Gambia’s public debt is unsustainable, with the debt-to-GDP ratio reaching nearly 130...
IMF Completes Second Review of Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
International Monetary Fund
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June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018 Economic recovery is well underway with growth estimated at 3.5 percent in 2017. Implementation of the Staff-Monitored Program remains broadly satisfactory. The Gambia’s public debt is unsustainable, with the debt-to-GDP ratio...
Angolan ambassador makes bilateral contacts in Gambia
Angola Press Agency
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March 21, 2018
Banjul, ANGOLA, March 21 - The Angolan ambassador to Gambia, Daniel Rosa, is since March 15 making bilateral contacts in Banjul, with various diplomats accredited in Gambia, as part of the start of his diplomatic work in that country., The...
New World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Agenda for Africa moves ahead in Berlin
African Press Organization
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March 13, 2018
An African ministerial working meeting conveyed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during this year’s Berlin International Tourism Fair ITB (8 March) agreed to move ahead with a new ten-point UNWTO Agenda for Africa. The final document will...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation; and Completion of the First Review under and Extension of the Staff monitored Program with The Gambia
International Monetary Fund
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March 23, 2018
On March 22, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with The Gambia. The Gambian economy has started to recover, following the sharp growth slowdown in 2016. For 2017, economic...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Visit to The Gambia
African Press Organization
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May 10, 2018
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the...
The Gambia : 2017 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under and Extension of the Staff-Monitored Program with The Gambia-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Gambia
International Monetary Fund
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April 4, 2018
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: April 4, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Following the historical transition to a democratically...
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Supports Gambia’s Agriculture With US $ 17.5 Million Syndicated Murabaha Financing
African Press Organization
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December 18, 2017
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group (www.IsDB.org), signed on November 29, 2017 with the Government of The Gambia a syndicated Murabaha financing...
Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to The Gambia
International Monetary Fund
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December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...
On the International Day for Biological Diversity UNWTO announces a training on tourism and biodiversity in West and Central Africa
African Press Organization
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May 22, 2017
The Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations has chosen ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’ as the theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated today 22 May 2017. On this occasion, UNWTO is launching a...
Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov’s meeting with President of The Gambia Adama Barrow
African Press Organization
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May 5, 2017
On May 4, as part of a working visit to Banjul, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov was received by President of The Gambia Adama Barrow. The officials expressed the...