Economy

Economy

GAMTEL, GAMCEL Post over D870M Combined Losses

GAMTEL, GAMCEL Post over D870M Combined Losses

Africa-Press - Gambia. State-owned telecommunications companies GAMTEL and GAMCEL recorded combined losses exceeding D870 million in 2022, lawmakers heard. The revelation was made...
Government Loses over US$200 Million to Karpowership

Government Loses over US$200 Million to Karpowership

Africa-Press - Gambia. Dr. Ousman Gajigo, a development economist and senior member of the Gambia For All, has sharply criticized the Barrow...
KMC Wins $1M Bloomberg Grant for Youth Sanitation

KMC Wins $1M Bloomberg Grant for Youth Sanitation

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Kanifing Municipal Council has been awarded $1 million and operational support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to expand efforts aimed...
Central Bank Launches Payment Systems Advisory Committee

Central Bank Launches Payment Systems Advisory Committee

Africa-Press - Gambia. h The Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) Monday launched Payment Systems Advisory Committee (NPSAC), a step aimed at strengthening...
Lawmakers Warn of Risks in PURA Fuel Sample Shipping

Lawmakers Warn of Risks in PURA Fuel Sample Shipping

Africa-Press - Gambia. Lawmakers Monday expressed concern that the absence of a national petroleum testing laboratory is undermining oversight of The Gambia’s...
NFSPMC Spends Record D1.7 Billion to Buy Groundnuts

NFSPMC Spends Record D1.7 Billion to Buy Groundnuts

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Government of the Gambia through the National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC) has spent a colossal...
Africa Business Forum Advocates Bold Investments

Africa Business Forum Advocates Bold Investments

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Africa Business Forum (ABF) 2026 concluded in Addis Ababa, with a strong call for long-term, risk-tolerant investment to...
Tripartite Pact to Speed up Nuclear Energy Development

Tripartite Pact to Speed up Nuclear Energy Development

Africa-Press - Gambia. The African Union Commission (AUC), the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)...
AU Inaugurates Committee to Drive Afcfta Implementation

AU Inaugurates Committee to Drive Afcfta Implementation

Africa-Press - Gambia. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has received a boost with the inauguration of the African Union (AU)...
Nams Criticize Nawec for Withholding Tax Issues

Nams Criticize Nawec for Withholding Tax Issues

Africa-Press - Gambia. The National Assembly Public Enterprise Committee (PEC) has raised concerns over the non-deduction of withholding tax on payments made...