YC Jow, I was meeting INVESTORS from EU countries. The
last time I checked, European Union was not an
Investment Bank. ha Ha HA. I think I am going to love
it here. Lots of morons around...
--- Ebrima Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thank you very much for this. I needed such data for
> a
> meeting that I am having with some Investors from
> the
> European Union this weekend. I was going to send to
> Gambia for the information but you have made my life
> so much easier.
>
> Thank you Mr. Jungle Sunrise.
>
> Peace Out!
> Ebrima Jallow (STRONG YAHYA JAMMEH SUPPORTER)
>
> --- Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I must first of all say how wonderful it is to be
> > back in the Gambia and
> > back on the L. Having said that, I would like to
> > present some statistics
> > about the Gambian economy with the hope that those
> > with economic background
> > will give us an indication of their interpretation
> > of these figures and what
> > our prospects for 2002 might be.
> >
> > With the rainy season all but over, this year's
> crop
> > yields are generally
> > expected to improve over last year's. Since my
> > arrival, just over a week
> > ago, there had been two unexpected rains and many
> > have expressed the view
> > that such rains be very prove devastating for our
> > rural folks whose
> > groundnuts are laid to dry.
> >
> > There are indications also that this year's
> tourism
> > arrivals would be much
> > better than that of last year despite the
> > devastating effects that the
> > attacks of the September 11 has on air travel in
> > general.
> >
> > Culled from the Daily Observer.
> >
> > Gambia Experience to bring in 21,000 tourists this
> > year (By Philip Mendy).
> >
> > The manager of the Gambia Experience resort, Joyse
> > Stavroulakis, has
> > revealed that her organisation is expected to
> bring
> > over 21,000 tourists to
> > the Gambia this winter season.
> >
> > Mrs. Stavroulakis made this revelation on Friday,
> > November 2, 2001 at the
> > Banjul International airport during the arrival of
> > an additional friday
> > flight service from London, Gatwick and the weekly
> > Friday Manchester flight.
> > She said her company was offering holiday makers
> and
> > business travelers for
> > the first time ever, a regional flight service
> from
> > Bristol to Banjul. Mrs
> > Stavroulakis further revealed that the four
> flights
> > that arrived on Friday
> > brought over 1,000 tourists for what she described
> > as a bumber winter
> > season.
> >
> > "We are now in our fifteenth year, bringing
> tourists
> > to The Gambia and we
> > are extremely proud of the service we can provide
> > the Uk market. we are
> > confident that it is going to be a great winter
> > tourist season. This year's
> > programme has improved 40% compared to last
> year's".
> >
> > Asked whether the September 11 terrorist attack on
> > the US would have any
> > negative impact on the tourist season this year,
> she
> > responded in the
> > negative, saying "there is no problem in The
> Gambia
> > except, may be some
> > tourist will not like to stay away from their
> > families".
> >
> > In another development, the economy is, in general
> > expected to improve
> > further despite the high cost of petroleum
> products
> > and the recent pressure
> > on the Dalasi.
> >
> > Below is a summary outlining the economy of The
> > Gambia as compiled and
> > produced by the IMF in collaboration with The
> > government of The Gambia which
> > Gamnomics (of the Daily Observer) culled from West
> > Africa Magazine.
> >
> > The Gambia: Selected Economic and Financial
> > indicators, 1995/96 - 2001.
> >
> > 1995/96 1996/97 1997 1998
> > 1999 2000 2001
> >
> > est. Proj'n Proj'n
> >
> > (Annual percentage
> changes)
> > Domestic economy
> > Real GDP 5.3 0.8 4.9 3.5
> > 6.4 5.6 5.7
> > Normal GDP 8.8 5.3 7.7 6.1
> > 11.0 9.5 10.0
> > GDP deflator 3.3 4.5 2.6 2.1
> > 4.4 3.8 4.0
> > CPI 4.8 2.1 2.8 1.1
> > 3.8 0.9 4.0
> > (Period average)
> > G'nut prod'n 75.2 45.8 78.1 73.5
> > 123.0 138.0 149.0
> > ('000 metric tonnes)
> >
> > (In per cent of GDP)
> >
> > 1995/96 '96/97 1997 1998
> > 1999 2000 2001
> >
> > est. Proj'n Proj'n
> > G. fixed Investm' 23.4 19.3 17.2 18.4
> > 17.8 17.3 17.9
> > Government 12.9 12.7 8.4 5.9
> > 5.3 4.6 4.9
> > Private 10.5 6.6 8.8 12.5
> > 12.5 12.7 13.0
> > Gross Doms. sav'gs 2.9 6.0 7.1 7.5
> > 7.9 4.9 5.6
> > Gross Nat. sav'gs 10.0 12.6 13.5 15.3
> > 13.5 12.7 15.3
> > Governments 8.0 8.2 8.4 9.3
> > 7.1 7.6 9.5
> > Private 2.0 4.4 5.1 6.1
> > 6.4 5.1 5.8
> >
> > Source: The Gambian authorities and IMF staff
> > estimates and projections.
> >
> > Have a good day, Gassa.
> >
> >
> >
>
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