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. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web > > interface > > at: > > > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > To contact the List Management, please send an > > e-mail to: > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface > at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > To contact the List Management, please send an > e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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