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CHAD: Civil society disappointed by World Bank oil pull-out

Monday, September 15, 2008

Civil society members are disappointed the World Bank investment in oil exploitation in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad has broken down. The...

VP World Bank HDN to Visit Gambian VP

Picture: Aja Isatou Njie Saidy (Gambian VP)

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

VP World Bank HDN to Visit Gambian VP The Department of State for Basic and Secondary Education has announced that Ms. Joy Phumaphi, Vice President...

Top World Bank official to visit The Gambia

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Vice president of the World Bank Human Development Network, Ms Joy Phumaphi, is expected to embark on an official visit to The Gambia, from...

WB director for Africa meets VP

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Reports reaching the Daily Observer indicate that the World Bank executive director for Africa Group 1 Constituency, Dr Mulu Kelsela, yesterday, paid...

Justified Criticism Must Lead to Action

Monday, April 28, 2008

The Imam of Kanifing Estate Mosques Imam Baba Leigh has hit upon a very important point in his recent Juma sermon. He criticised the west for failing...

World Bank Board Approves US$40 Million Additional Financing for the Integrated Growth Poles Project in Madagascar

Monday, April 21, 2008

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today an additional financing in an amount of US$40 million to the Republic of...

World Bank Announces Winners of Award for Outstanding Public Service

Thursday, April 17, 2008

The World Bank today announced the three winners of the 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service: Kisan Baburao Hajare, a social...

Western Region MDT’s capacity training ends

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

A two days capacity building training for Multi Disciplinary Facilitation Teams (MDFT) organised by the Western Region Community Development Project,...

GRA D3.3 billion beats targetGRA

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has made a record collection of D3,324,715, 926.74 from January to December 2007, exceeding the target of...

US$11.64 Million Wiped off Gambia’s Debt

The Point

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Unimpeachable sources to this paper have indicated that the debt owed to the Paris-Club creditor countries by The Gambia has been sliced by a total...