Business

The managing director and CEO of TAF Africa Global, Mustapha Njie, told journalists on Saturday despite the proliferation of real estates in the country, they have raised the bar by according their housing facilities with good infrastructures.  The company earmarked a target of constructing 10, 000 houses in ten years – with 1000 houses to be…

Buzz Gambia, a local office of Buzz Women Organization, a non-governmental organization based in the Netherlands, has trained women on financial discipline through profits saving instead of misusing gains to finance unsustainable social ceremonies. The organization said approximately two thousand women have benefited from its financial literacy,…

The Gambia’s finance minister, Mambury Njie, has presented the 2020 fiscal year budget estimates on Monday before the national assembly, indicating the government’s plan to use around forty-percent of tax revenue to settle the debt interest payment. “Debt interest payment is projected to consume around 40 percent of the government's tax revenues…

Gambian economist, Nyang Njie, has urged the government to revisit the trading relationship with the People’s Republic of China by being stronger in negotiations in order to accord the country a swift economic progress while not putting the environment at too much risk.  In an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, Njie indicated that China is…

They leave their homes in the morning and rush to the market in the hot sun in order to make more sales because to them, this is the time people will be at their thirstiest which hopefully means more  customers for the day. It is usually around nightfall before they return home to their parents. Child labor has become a serious issue in the country…

The temperature in Basse, regional capital of Upper River Region, hovered around 27.7 degrees Celsius in October. But the scorching heat would not deter Abubacarr Jallow, on whose back the  sun rises and sets as he ferries people from one corner of Basse to another on a motorbike taxi. Motorbike taxi is Jallow’s new job, after an unsuccessful…

Gambia’s Good Market is a fresh and lively event with the idea to promote buying locally made products by bringing together over 50 vendors offering a wide range of diverse and high-quality food products and natural cosmetics. The event has become a go-to meet-up spot for families, friends and those interested in locally made products. Starting on…

The River Gambia is known for its navigability which allows ferries and boats to cross people and goods from one side to the other, giving rise to various businesses in the country. Flowing from Banjul to Basse, The River Gambia has divided the country into two parts: the north and south. Basse, the administrative capital of Upper River Region…

With youth unemployment pegged at 41.5 percent, as per the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) 2018 Survey, young Gambian women are unlocking opportunities through creative art works called handicraft.  Nini and Aja are both secondary school graduates who pursued an AAT and International Procurement courses respectively. They cut their programs…

Some Gambian youths are using entrepreneurship as an alternative to address unemployment through the registration of several startups in the country. But the dreams of these young entrepreneurs has been largely stunted by the lack of a market to sell their products, particularly those in agribusiness sector. According to The Gambia Youth Chamber of…