AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoJobs and Enterprise Finance: The Gambia is validating a proposed $60 million Public Employment Programme to create decent jobs and support livelihoods. Separately, IFC is offering Salam Financial Services a local-currency loan of up to $800,000, with potential for another $1.2 million, to expand lending to small businesses and households; half the financing is earmarked for women-led firms. Agriculture: Farmers report a better-than-feared groundnut harvest after a mid-season dry spell, but are calling for improved prices. In the Central River Region, women are rebuilding cotton farming and weaving into an income-generating value chain, with training in cultivation, processing and marketing. Infrastructure: President Barrow has inaugurated 12.6 kilometres of roads linking five Greater Banjul communities, improving local connections. Regional Food Production: ECOWAS has launched a $25 billion rice programme targeting regional self-sufficiency by 2035, with financing intended to support farmers and strengthen production and supply chains.
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