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Nigeria Agrees to Mint The Gambian Dalasi
The Central Bank of Nigeria has agreed to a currency minting proposal from The Gambia. The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting…
2021 Forecast Predicts 25% Chance of ‘Above Normal Rainfall’
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the July-August-September 2021 seasonal rainfall forecast, showing ‘higher’…
Gambia Subscribes to an ITFC US$250 Million Five-year Loan Scheme
The government of The Gambia has subscribed to a US$250 million five-year loan scheme with the International Islamic Trade Finance…
Dusty Hotel Rooms, Staff Left Jobless, the Other Ugly Face of Covid-19 on…
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc in every sector of The Gambian economy. One of the hardest hit is the tourism…
Gambian Loses 77,255 Euros to Italian Police Before Flight to Banjul
Police in the Italian city of Malpensa today arrested a Gambian attempting to board a flight with over 164 thousand euros hidden…
IMF Bails The Gambia Out with US$ 14.4 million for Immediate Disbursement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has announced its decision to allow for an immediate disbursement of about…
8 Gambia and Senegal Flagged Vessels with Chinese Nationals Impounded in…
Eight Gambia and Senegal flagged vessels, with Chinese nationals on board, were escorted to Seychelles' Port Victoria on Wednesday…
E.U Releases EUR 5.55 Million Budget Support for the Gambia
The European Union has today announced the release of EUR 5.55 million (about 338 million GMD) for the budget of The Gambia. In…
The Gambia, Heaven for Pollution by Second-hand Vehicles
The Gambia is poorly endowed with regulations on second-hand imported vehicles. The country has become "the burial ground" of…
Cryptocurrency – SafeMoon To Implement Operation Phoenix in Gambia
SafeMoon, an altcoin and a blockchain-based digital currency broadly similar to Bitcoin, plans to implement a new project in the…