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Economy

FAO Hosts National Oysters’ Day 2026 to Advance Value Chain

FAO Hosts National Oysters’ Day 2026 to Advance Value Chain

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Food and Agriculture Organisation on Saturday hosted National Oysters Day 2026 at the Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute in Kanifing. Held...
Barrow Commissions D1.2 Billion Kiang West Roads Project

Barrow Commissions D1.2 Billion Kiang West Roads Project

Africa-Press - Gambia. President Adama Barrow on Saturday officially opened the D1.2 billion Kiang West Roads Project, commissioning 87 kilometres of new trunk and...
CG Darboe Says Digitalisation will not Kill Jobs

CG Darboe Says Digitalisation will not Kill Jobs

Africa-Press - Gambia. GRA Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe has pushed back hard against fears that digitalisation will trigger mass layoffs at the country’s tax...
Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization

Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Gambia High Commission in London on Friday bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of the...
Cost of Living Crisis Shapes Public Sentiment for 2026

Cost of Living Crisis Shapes Public Sentiment for 2026

Africa-Press - Gambia. A nationwide opinion poll has identified the rising cost of living and economic hardship as the main concerns for Gambians, overshadowing...
Brikama Traders Decry Soaring Shop Rents, Call for State Intervention

Brikama Traders Decry Soaring Shop Rents, Call for State Intervention

Africa-Press - Gambia. Business owners in Brikama have raised alarm over the steady rise in shop rental fees, warning that the situation is placing...
Gtboard Tours Coastal Tourism Sites and Challenges

Gtboard Tours Coastal Tourism Sites and Challenges

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Governing Body of the Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) on Tuesday conducted a familiarisation tour of the Tourism Development Area (TDA)...
Three in Four Gambians Say the Economy is Broken

Three in Four Gambians Say the Economy is Broken

Africa-Press - Gambia. A new national opinion survey has found widespread dissatisfaction with economic conditions and governance in The Gambia, even as public commitment...
Trust Bank and Accountant General’S Department Digitize Payments

Trust Bank and Accountant General’S Department Digitize Payments

Africa-Press - Gambia. Trust Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Office of the Accountant General to integrate into the government’s payment...
EU Launches a €19 M Programme to Boost Agriculture

EU Launches a €19 M Programme to Boost Agriculture

Africa-Press - Gambia. On 14 April, in partnership with the government, private sector actors, farmers, and the civil society, the European Union launched the...