The Daily Observer (Banjul)
Musa Ndow
2 December 2008
The looming financial crisis that continue to wreck havoc on international economies has so far had no bearing on The Gambia's economy, according to a report obtained from a one day sensitization workshop for stakeholders on the current state of the World Financial Crisis.
The workshop which was organised by the Social Forum was held at the conference room of TANGO in Kanifing, revealed that the financial system in The Gambia has not been affected directly by the looming global financial crisis.
However, it adds that adverse impact from recessions in Europe and the USA are likely to slow down the real Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth from 6% in 2008 to 5% in 2009.
This revelation was made by Lamin Dampha, Principal Economist at the department of state for Trade, Industry and Employment, during a presentation on the topic: 'The Impact of global economic crisis on Trade and Investment.'
According to Mr Dampha, the IMF mission report for October 2008 indicates that inflation had been rising in recent months, reaching an annual rate of 6.3% in September 2008 but expected to remain in single-digit, as pressures from abroad ease with falling commodity prices.
He said the Gambia may not have benefited from the commodity boom because not only that it has got small export base but also the commodities affected were not the Gambia's major commodities, adding that the impact on the BOPs is projected to be more pronounced in 2008 than in 2007.
Mitigation measures
According to the economist, prudent fiscal and monetary policies which have laid a solid foundation for macroeconomic stability were needed.
He pointed out that despite the increase in world food and fuel prices, growth has remained stronger, per capita GDP has increased significantly, and that inflation has been contained at low single digit level.
He observed further that removal of custom duty and sales tax on imported rice and adjustment of retail petroleum product prices to avoid budget subsidization, among others, will help to sustain the quantity of the commodities.
Recommendations
For Mr Dampha, to sustain growth and keep inflation in check, countries need to be prepared to respond to sudden changes in the global economic conditions, particularly in commodity prices.
In addition, he said, donor assistance is needed to cushion the impact of adjustment on vulnerable countries that have high poverty levels and limited access to foreign financing.
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That's because the Gambia has no "economy."
By the way, would you please name the referenced "stake holders"?
No one would be surprised if the referenced stake holders are not soupist tails in the Ministry of Spin.
Cheers.
I have never seen s moron like you. Are you really a Gambian. Your wicked heart wil rot in hell. traitors like you selling your own country deservee to be hanged. Am sure you parents must be proud of breeding a monster like you - no doubt.
Doubtless, indibutable is that YOU are the MORON PAR EXCELLENCE, DUDE.
For starters, you can't write; and you have THE chutzpa to call me a "moron?"
A more apt case of the kettle calling the pot black has never seared my precious soul.
Moreover, I don't engage in xenophobic claptrap: the question, without the question mark, by the way, that you unjudiciously spewed---"Are you really a Gambian."(sic)---adumbrates your archaic soul, a soul that is morally degenerate, a soul that lacks the good taste to keep my mother out of a discourse in which she cannot defend herself: a… [Read Full Text]
Are you pimtomonousiously and kantampiletoroscity sirius SIR MORON BOUBOU GALLEH JALLOH, THE ESQUIRE and COUNT OF EDINBOROUGH? This time it is YOUR Queen Elisabeth who will be prouder than you parents. What an excellent and loyal subject.
You really command da jumbunggollos and zimpitolopolgy of da Ingilis lagiuage. You hear how you sound like a clown, moron! Once a moron, always a moron... your meaningless words does not change that fact.
BTW, even 1/3 of 1/2 my brain can school millions of your kind of chicken brains.Be assured!
CORROBORATION OF THE STUPIDITY OF pikin, bobo janneh.
Pikin janneh, you accuse me of being a "moron"? Dust off my shoulders, I say.
Pikin en bobo janneh yu wan cuss me mama? Go ahead, dude fool, fool. Be assured, however, that the alaki cuss will be effaced in no time. You can take that to the bank of soupism, tiffy tiffism, ignoramus.
Now, I shall take you to the bush with my lingusitic whip:
GRAMMAR LESSON FOR PIKIN JANNEH
pikin janneh, soupist bobo, writes:
"...your meaningless words does not change that fact."
Bobo, you nor get… [Read Full Text]
SIR MORON boubou gallah jalloh!
Did you get your medication today? I am definately getting on your weak nerves. You still choose to play that pompous JOHN BULL style. When will you get it? It's out dated. SIMPLE is what beautiful and happening, SIR MORON. You are still living in the 50s/60s when semi-literates think the best way they can impress people is by using those meaningless nimbopimbambaring and stupudusiously INGILIS words. As I said, I can school millions of empty-headed morons like you - bet ya!
As I predicted , your mami cussing posts will be DELETED. One down, dude, or did you fail to take cognizance thereof?
Do not post mami cusses on this august site, monsieur pikin jam dem. You feel me, dude bamo?
And, may I suggest that you take a wide berth from aping the language of "African-Americans" in the hood, for you sound stilted and bone dry boring. Anyway, I hope you've learned your lesson, MASTER TEACHER: you mami cuss, 'your' post SHALL BE EFFACED.
Far better is for you to put a dip in your lexical… [Read Full Text]
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