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Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia)

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia)

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The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs is a minister in the Cabinet of the Gambia who is responsible for the financial management of government affairs, drawing up the budget, and developing economic policy.

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History

In 1985, Minister of Finance Saikouba Sisay designed and implemented an Economic Recovery Programme.[1] In 1992, a review of the Directorate of Customs commissioned by the Gambian government and performed by HM Customs and Excise found that the Gambian Minister of Finance granted duty waivers without sufficient acceptance guidelines, proper monitoring, or control of imports.[2] In 1994, Minister of Finance Bakary B. Dabo was dismissed from the position because of his alleged involvement in the failed coup attempt of November 11.[3]

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References

  1. Chandra K. Patel (1997). Fiscal Reforms in the Least Developed Countries. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9781782541486. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  2. Mamadou Dia (1996). Africa's Management in the 1990s and Beyond: Reconciling Indigenous and Transplanted Institutions. World Bank Publications. p. 46. ISBN 9780821334317. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  3. Jeanne A. K. Hey (2003). Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior. p. 122. ISBN 9781555879433. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  4. Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David (11 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. ISBN 9780810862609.

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