European African Chamber of Commerce And Industries To Offer Technical Assistance To Gambia On Trade And Economic Development

To further enhance trade and economic development in Gambia, the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries has promised to offer technical assistance to Gambia towards fast tracking national economic development in that country.

The Director General of European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Amb. Dr. Kingsley Obasohan made the promise in Abuja when he received a Delegation from Gambia led by the Mayor of Brikama Area Council, West Coast Region The Gambia, Mr Yankuba Darboe.

Amb. Dr. Kingsley Obasohan Inegbedion who described Africa as richly blessed in human and natural resources said the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries has over the years been enhancing trade and investment between Europe and Africa for national economic growth.

While advising the Gambian delegation to effectively harness the opportunity provided by the Chamber, Amb. Dr Kingsley Obasohan stressed the need for African countries to put in place policies that would fast track economic development in the continent.

In his words “The European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries is an assemblage of Chambers of Commerce covering 98 countries including 44 European countries and the 54 countries in Africa “.

“The European -African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s aims and objectives is to enhance trade between Europe and Africa because Europe is doing a lot in terms of trade volumes with Africa worth about 200 billion Euros at the moment while that of Africa is less than about 20 billion Euros therefore you can see that the disparity is so wide and what we’re trying to do is to see on how we can improve trade through businesses via Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs because we major I’m about 12 to 13 areas which includes Oil and Gas, Healthcare, , Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Culture and Tourism, Education and, Diaspora Engagement, Tourism and Hospitality, Minerals Access, Human Capacity Development, Women Engagement and by so doing we grow on our trade volume from Africa to Europe and in other for us to be able to achieve this is to look at the issues of standardization, finance, equipment, capacity building , packaging among others” He stated

The Director General of European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries also stressed the need for more beneficial bilateral trade relations among African countries towards diversifying economic in the continent

Earlier, the Mayor of Brikama Area Council, West Coast Region The Gambia, Mr. Yankuba Darboe commended the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries for its efforts over the years in improving the volume of trade between Europe and Africa.

He said the delegation was in the office of the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries to seek ways for support and collaboration in the areas of entrepreneurship development, agriculture, culture, and economic development, among others.

Mr Yankuba Darboe who commended the bilateral relations between Gambia and some other African countries including Nigeria over the years, solicited technical assistance from the Chamber towards realizing Gambia’s economic objectives.