Thank you very much Gassa for these information. Good news is needed from
time to time!!!

Modou


>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: What you will not be told
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:27:04 -0500
>
>Last year when the newly appointed US ambassador to The Gambia heaped
>praises on President Jammeh and his government for what they have achieved
>over the past few years, some of his critics could not believe what they
>heard and some even questioned his sanity.
>
>A few months ago, when a re-known International Organization classified
>The Gambia as among the top 3 for governance in Africa the same critics
>questioned their logic, some even asking whether they were referring to
>the same Gambia that we al know.
>
>A few weeks ago, The UN gave a very encouraging Human Development Index to
>the country and, this time, the critics either remained mute or tried to
>dismiss it as a non-event.
>
>Well, there is some more good news to report. According to the widely
>respected Geneva-based World Economic Forum, WEF submitted annual
>evaluation global survey of the economic competitiveness of a large sample
>of countries. This year’s report, published on October 30, makes
>comparisons between nations or economies across the globe on the basis of
>two indices: Growth Competitive Index (GCI) and Business Competitiveness
>Index (BCI).
>
>On GCI, which looked at the suitability of the micro-economic climate,
>quality of public institutions, adoption of technology and innovation for
>technology advancement, The Gambia is ranked 55 out of 102 countries
>globally and 6th out of 25 African countries, ranking ahead of Senegal,
>Mali, Tunisia, Ghana, Morocco and Kenya among others.
>
>In micro-economic environment index, The Gambia is ranked 5th out 25
>African countries, 4th out of 25 African countries in the public
>institutions index (Parastatals) and 11th out of 25 African countries in
>the technology index.
>
>On the Business Competitiveness Index, the report ranked The Gambia 8th
>out of the 25 African countries surveyed. This, the report says, indicates
>the quality of the country’s business environment. Although there are many
>areas to improve upon such as inadequate infrastructure, inadequately
>educated workforce, foreign currency regulation, inflation etc, according
>to the report, The Gambia is on a good track of shooting up its global
>competitiveness.
>
>Before some of Jammeh’s critics rush to dismiss the report as irrelevant,
>let them take a cue from the Ecowas member states. According to a recent
>press release from The Gambia Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency
>(GIPFZA), The Gambia was unanimously selected to house the Permanent
>Secretariat of the Association of Investment Promotion Agencies for West
>African States (IPAWAS). This unanimous decision was made during a meeting
>of member states in Nigeria from November 3rd to 5th. The Gambia was also
>elected to the six-member steering committee charged with implementing the
>programmes of the association.
>
>Have a good day, Gassa.
>
>
>--
>There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see,
>yet small enough to solve (Mike Leavitt)
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