Sidibeh and Ebou, You are both welcome. Sometimes it is good to acknowledge progress. Have a good day, Gassa > Thank you very much Gassa for these information. Good news is needed > from time to time!!! > > Modou > > >>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >>To: [log in to unmask] >>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) >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L Web interface >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. 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