In a bid to promote cross border trade and investment opportunities between The Gambia and Senegal, the Gambian Embassy in Dakar and the Senegalese Investment Promotion Authority, APIX, organized a two-day event dubbed The Gambia-Senegal Economic, Trade and Investment Forum at the Radisson Blu from the 26th-27th October 2023 under the theme, Strengthening Sene-Gambian Brotherhood: From Formality to Simplicity.
The event brings together political leaders, technocrats, and the business community to explore business opportunities in both countries. The Vice President of The Gambia, Mr. Muhammed BS Jallow, and the Prime Minister of Senegal, Mr. Amadou Ba, graced the opening ceremony and both urged the participants to take advantage of this unique forum and explore investment opportunities in the two countries in different sectors.
The forum witnessed the signing of two MOUs between the GTSC and Dakar Dem Dik for the improvement of cross border transport between Banjul and Dakar.