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Single Currency for West Africa Delayed

Thursday, June 25, 2009

The West Africa Monetary Zone (WAMZ) has announced in Abuja, Nigerian that the regions’ proposed single currency ECO which was supposed to have been...

The Dalasi Update

Monday, April 06, 2009

Good Monday morning Gambia and welcome to the Dalasi Update (DUD). There are no latest trading figures this week owing to the national holiday...

Who will intervene?

Friday, March 20, 2009

Editor, Money as the means of exchange has reduced the burden of barter system. This has made life easier for us. However, some people are bent on...

Africa united by a single currency?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

We wish to continue from last week on the august discourse on the monetary institutes and policies that will ultimately see West Africa integrated...

Market beat: The Dalasi update

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Good Monday morning Gambia and welcome to Dalasi Update (DUD). This week’s trading figures registered more non-movers and that is a sign of...

Man docked for fake euros

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Tijan Hamson, a Nigerian, was on Wednesday arraigned before Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the Kanifing Magistrates Court for dealing in counterfeit...

Two Guineans with Fake Dollars Arraigned

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Ousman Jallow and Alpha Omar Jallow, Guinean nationals, were on the 16thDecember, 2008, arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of...

Alleged Fake Currency Dealer Remanded

Friday, October 24, 2008

Tijan Hamson, a Nigerian national resident in The Gambia, was last Tuesday remanded at the Mile II Central Prison for allegedly being in possession...

ZIMBABWE: How do you rein in 231 million percent inflation?

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Zimbabwe's official annual inflation rate reached 231 million percent in early October, from the July estimate of 11.2 million percent, and the...

Market beat: The dalasi update

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

As trading closes in Banjul this ending the 25th. September, 2008, the Dalasi is manifesting a very mixed picture. Which way to swing, I do not know...

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