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Foday Joof

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Currency Shocks and Trade Imbalance: The Gambia’s Dalasi Dilemma

Dr. Foday Joof, an economic expert, has linked The Gambia’s persistent dalasi volatility to its heavy trade deficit and low market confidence, warning that the country’s overreliance on imports and limited exports continues to put pressure on its currency. In an interview with The Voice, Dr. Joof explained that over 90 percent of goods consumed in...

29 July 2025

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The Delusion of Interest Rate Orthodoxy: Are Central Banks Gambling with Aggregate Demand?

Dr Foday Joof, a sustainable finance and economist, raised serious concerns about the continued reliance on interest rate as a tool for fighting inflation in The Gambia and other developing countries. In an exclusive interview with The Voice at the weekend, Dr. Joof describes the approach as 'counter-intuitive' to the structural realities facing mo...

24 June 2025

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Remittance at Risk: What a U.S Levy Means for The Gambia

The Context According to the United Nations Network on migration, an estimated 10 percent of The Gambia’s total population were living abroad in 2023 in search of better opportunities[1]. Over the past decade, private remittance inflows to the country have more than doubled. Data from the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) show that official remi

27 May 2025

Foday Joof

Survival not Growth: How Gambia’s Financial Ecosystem Entrenches Poverty

Context In most modern economies, access to credit is a catalyst — a tool that enables people to build, grow, and invest in their future. But in The Gambia, our financial system tells a different story: one where consumption replaces investment, and survival trumps prosperity. We remain a predominantly cash-based economy, where financial services ...

18 April 2025

Foday Joof

An Update on The Gambia’s Exchange Rate Market Pressure Index

Introduction The exchange rate market pressure (EMPI) was introduced by Joof (2024)[1] to serve as an early warning signal to detect potential currency crises in The Gambia. This blog intends to provide an updated analysis on the country’s currency volatility, focusing on the developments up to the first half of March 2025; and assessing whether t...

28 March 2025

Foday Joof

Rethinking the Weak Monetary Policy Transmission in The Gambia: The Role of the Financial System

Introduction Over the years the responsibility of stabilization policy have increasingly been place on the shoulders of central banks. However, for central banks to deliver on this mandate their monetary policy instruments--primarily short-term interest rate--must be effective in influencing aggregate demand. This implies that stabilization po

13 March 2025

Foday Joof

Why Inflation in The Gambia is a Structural Phenomenon, Not Monetary

1. Introduction Inflation is a persistent concern for many economies, and The Gambia is no exception. The Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG) has employed various measures, including interest rate adjustments, to curb inflationary pressures. However, despite these efforts, inflation remains stubbornly high. The critical question is: why? If we do no...

04 March 2025

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