Culled from the Daily Observer. The Gambia has been ranked 62, out of 140 nations, in world foreign investment Havens. According to a report published by the United Nations on Tuesday and forwarded by the EAW group Inc. headed by John Aycoth, a new ranking that compared a country's share of global foreign investment, its share of global gross domestic product for the period 1998-2000 was produced. The survey found that although developed countries are recipients of more than two-third of foreign investment many do not live up to their potential. The report also noted that foreign investment fell by more than half in 2001 to $735 billion mainly because of a drop in international mergers and acquisition. This report is yet another indication of The Gambia's openess to foreign investment and business. Reacting to the report, Gambian US Ambassador, Essa Bokarr Sey, in an interview with the media in Washington DC yesterday, cited that this was just the beginning many great things down the line for The Gambia. Ambassador Sey told the visiting foreign journalists at his office that President Jammeh prioritises, "a strong, sound and vibrant economy. Thus, this is a resounding indication of a progressive nation." Mr. Sey went on to say that the only way to empower people was to create jobs, a good standard of living and a great health care system. "Anything short of that is deemed a failure by the Gambian President," the Ambassador noted. Ambassador Sey said the latest results of The Gambia's ascendency, "is a government and the people working together in unison for the cause of the nation. If this trend is maintained, we will show the rest of the world that sometimes, it is the smallest country that has the most to offer." 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) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~