“The Country Still Strive In The European Market”
VOL:1 ISSN:37 The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has revealed that the value of Gambia’s exports to the European Union (EU) has dropped substantially but the EU remains The Gambia’s main trading partner accounting for 42 per cent of total imports and 39 per cent of the total exports in 2008.
Hon. Abdou Kolley made this revelation in his 2010 Budget presentation to the nation recently. He noted that the main exports in 2008 were fish and fish preparations (23 per cent), cashew nuts (16 per cent) and groundnuts (10 per cent). The Gambia’s total external trade amounted to D7.4 billion in 2008 down from D8.2 billion in 2007.
Hon. Abdou Kolley made this revelation in his 2010 Budget presentation to the nation recently. He noted that the main exports in 2008 were fish and fish preparations (23 per cent), cashew nuts (16 per cent) and groundnuts (10 per cent). The Gambia’s total external trade amounted to D7.4 billion in 2008 down from D8.2 billion in 2007.
