Finance Minister Seedy Keita confirmed that the Gambian government has started receiving donor funding to support national initiatives, despite challenges in balancing expenditures and revenues while relying heavily on domestic resources throughout 2023.
The Edward Francis Small Centre has declared 2025 as the Year of Transparency and Accountability in The Gambia, emphasizing the critical role of T&A in ensuring good governance, protecting human rights, and fostering sustainable development through adherence to legal frameworks and proactive information disclosure.
In 2024, The Gambia lost D4.33 billion in duty waivers, granted to stimulate economic growth anIn 2024, The Gambia lost D4.33 billion in duty waivers despite improved tax administration. Learn about the impact, oversight by GRA, and policies like zero duty on rice imports.d investment, but these measures also raise revenue and compliance concerns, monitored by the GRA and overseen by a multi-agency committee.
The GRA aims to collect D23 billion by 2025 after surpassing its 2024 target with D20.83 billion, reflecting 32% growth driven by reforms and digital initiatives like Asycuda World and ITAS under Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe.The GRA aims to collect D23 billion by 2025 after surpassing its 2024 target with D20.83 billion, reflecting 32% growth driven by reforms and digital initiatives like Asycuda World and ITAS under Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe.
The Gambian government revoked its approval for the Diaspora Club’s $7.2 million maternity ward project in Chamen just months after initially endorsing it, causing disappointment among club leaders and local expectant mothers amid claims of political motives.
