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Current Feed ContentTourisphere; Mboka 2008West African travel market fair Mboka 2008 was on Saturday 18 October, 2008, declared open at a colourful ceremony by the vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy at the Paradise Suites Hotel, Senegambia. West African countries were well represented at the trade fair. Each country and organization displayed their various products, culture and heritage in a very attractive manner. Despite just kicking off, the trade fair seems to be highly successful....Women’s weekly - Doing business women’s way at The Trade FairFirstly apologies for the lack of Women’s Weekly last week, we are back. Empress Sisters visited the Gambia’s 3rd Annual Trade Fair to see what Gambia’s business women are doing and how they are doing it. Our focus was small businesses but it was disappointing not seeing more small businesses and local products. Maybe for next year something can be done to encourage small businesses to take part; pay a cheaper rate or have a tariff system depending on annual profit?? Anyway it was...High Praise for GCCI as Trade Fair ContinuesAs the 2007 trade fair, organised by the Chamber of commerce and Industry, continues at Independence Stadium participants from the Kingdom of Spain and LG Electronics have been taking part. Trade fair coordinators have been giving their views on the progress of the event. Mrs. Beatrice Allen, the trade fair coordinator said that the level of participation is higher than at the last event. She noted that there are 220 stalls at this year’s event compared with 183 at the last one. She disclosed...Indonesia committed to Gambia’s economic progressArifi Saiman, the charge d’affairs of the Indonesian mission to The Gambia, who is based in Dakar, Senegal, has pledged his country’s support for President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh in his strive to transform the country into a buoyant economy of the West African sub-region. Mr Saiman walked into the Daily Observer offices, on Tuesday, accompanied by his third secretary, Mr Ghofar Ismail, to express their satisfaction with the ongoing 2007 Trade Fair at the Independence Stadium, where they occupy...Spanish businessmen eye investment prospectsA group of Spanish businessmen, participating in the on-going Gambia Chambers of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Trade Fair 2007, have expressed their willingness and readiness to build strong partnership with their Gambian counterparts in order to achieve their business objectives. This was disclosed last Wednesday during a meeting that brought together Gambian and Spanish businessmen. Under the initiative of the GCCI, the business encounter was held at the GFA Conference Hall located at the...US Participation in 2007 Trade Fair to Enhance Ties with GambiaThe 2007 trade fair, organised by The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), is in progress at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. Dubbed “Tapping the Growth Potential of Small and Medium Enterprise,” the event has been attracting the attention of international businesses, including those of the United States of America. The United States’ presence in the fair has been focussing on two major areas, namely the African Growth and Opportunity Act and enlightening people on the educational...The GCCI’s 2007 Trade FairThe Daily Observer is privileged and delighted to witness the GCCI’s Trade Fair this week at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. The vibrancy of the fair, the grand opening on Saturday by the Vice President, and the continuing daily visits by Gambians from all walks of life - not least school children in uniform - is an event to make all Gambians proud. Even the fact that the Fair is held at the Independence Stadium is highly symbolic. Who would have thought a few years back that Gambia would...GCCI Stages 2007 Trade Fair at Independence StadiumThe third edition of The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) trade fair kicked off to a promising start last Saturday at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, amidst a high level international participation of over 40 companies from the kingdom of Spain, India, Indonesia, as well as the West African sub region.This year’s trade fair, on the theme “Tapping the Growth Potentials of the Small and Medium Enterprises,” is aimed at creating external networks; enhance the productive base of... |
