Finance Minister
The Finance Minister, a key figure in the Gambian government, has been in the news for addressing criticisms regarding the 2025 budget. He emphasized the government's focus on people-related matters and service delivery to foster development, highlighting a historically low budget deficit of 1.46%. The Minister defended the budget allocations, arguing that criticisms fail to consider contextualized comparisons and the importance of a strategic resource distribution to priority sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and health, which receive significant support from both government and international partners.
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The Finance Minister underscored that investments in education are sound economic decisions backed by strong data.
Finance Minister says education gives highest-return on investments
Gambia· 2026-01-22The finance minister defended the government over the Russian oil saga, describing media reports as misleading.
Finance minister defends gov’t over Russian oil sagaGambia· 2025-10-09The Finance Minister is noted for having a negative stance on the proposed law, contributing to the government's refusal to support it.
Vlada izbrala kapital namesto ljudi: privilegiji bogatih pred solidarnostjo
Slovenia· 2025-09-06
The Finance Minister is off to meet with Fonterra to speak about the price of butter.
Butter backlash overlooks farming’s crucial economic role - Bruce Cotterill
New Zealand· 2025-08-02
The Finance Minister is criticized for turning butter into a cost-of-living symbol.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: We are being irrational about the price of butterNew Zealand· 2025-07-26
The finance minister has repeatedly identified climate change and rapid population growth as twin existential threats facing Pakistan.
Seizing the moment - Newspaper
Pakistan· 2025-07-11
The finance minister defended the salary increases for MNAs and senators while ignoring the plight of the poor.
Neoliberal anti-poor hubris - NewspaperPakistan· 2025-06-20
The Finance Minister explained the positive performance of Gambia's revenue and outlined the challenges faced.
Gambia’s revenue beats expectations – Finance Minister tells deputiesGambia· 2025-06-18The Finance Minister responded to critics of the 2025 budget, emphasizing the low deficit and prioritization of people-related matters.
Finance minister responds to 2025 budget criticsGambia· 2025-03-17