{"id":93673,"date":"2026-02-10T18:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gra-officials-attend-imf-afritac-west-2-forum"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:35:56","slug":"gra-officials-attend-imf-afritac-west-2-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gra-officials-attend-imf-afritac-west-2-forum","title":{"rendered":"GRA Officials Attend IMF-AFRITAC West 2 Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Senior officials of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) recently participated in the second International Monetary Fund (IMF) -AFRITAC West 2 Regional Leadership Forum held from February 2 to 6th in Sierra Leone.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The meeting brought together revenue administration leaders from Anglophone West Africa and Cape Verde to discuss leadership and reform challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambian delegation included: Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe, Deputy Commissioner General and Head of Domestic Taxes Essa Jallow, and Director of Technical Services Yahya Manneh.<\/p>\n<p>The forum was officially opened by Sierra Leone\u2019s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, and attended by the Director of the AFRITAC West 2 Centre, as well as IMF and European Union resident representatives in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>Participants discussed key issues related to strengthening tax administration and leadership, including decision-making processes, ethical leadership, Management of political interference, adaptive leadership for tax transformation, reform implementation strategies, stakeholder management, performance-based leadership and professional development.<\/p>\n<p>The forum provided an opportunity for commissioners and senior management teams to exchange experiences on revenue administration reforms and regional challenges.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, the GRA delivered a presentation on \u201cNavigating Political Challenges in Reform Implementation and Revenue Administration,\u201d highlighting its experiences with initiatives such as the implementation of ASYCUDA World, digital tax stamps for excisable goods, a revenue assurance system for mobile network operators, and a rental tax compliance system.<\/p>\n<p>According to organisers, the discussions enabled participating administrations to share lessons learned and explore approaches to improving reform implementation and modernising revenue systems across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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