IMF Staff Country Reports

The Gambia : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

March 26, 2007

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues paper assesses The Gambia’s external competitiveness by reviewing developments in several indicators, ranging from exchange rate-based indices to survey-based assessments of the investment climate. The paper reviews the evolution of several multilateral and bilateral real exchange rate indices for The Gambia, and summarizes the results of a regression analysis that tests for misalignment of the exchange rate. The paper also evaluates the degree of autonomy extended to the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) under the provisions of the new Central Bank of The Gambia Act, 2005.

Series:

Country Report No. 07/126

Subject:

Balance of payments Central banks Commercial banks Current account deficits Debt service ratios Exchange rate indicators Exports Foreign direct investment Gambia, The Governance Gross domestic product Imports Interest rates Loans Monetary policy Profits Public enterprises Real effective exchange rates Sales taxes Savings Selected issues Statistical annexes Tourism Wages