The Gambia -- Policies to Foster Growth : Volume 2. Macroeconomy, Finance, Trade and Energy
While mixed, there has also been progress in the areas of public sector, economic and fiscal management, civil service and justice reform, anti-corruption and public procurement reform. However, The Gambia remains vulnerable to external shocks as the main sources of domestically generated foreign...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24829614/gambia-policies-foster-growth-vol-2-macroeconomy-finance-trade-energy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22382 |
| Summary: | While mixed, there has also been progress
in the areas of public sector, economic and fiscal management, civil service and justice
reform, anti-corruption and public procurement reform. However, The Gambia remains
vulnerable to external shocks as the main sources of domestically generated foreign
exchange come from tourism and re-export trade whose fate depend largely on exogenous
factors. In addition, a major part of the labor force is engaged in farming, and agriculture is
vulnerable to weather conditions. |
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