Military Expenditure in Gambia decreased to 11.30 USD Million in 2018 from 14.90 USD Million in 2015. Military Expenditure in Gambia averaged 4.45 USD Million from 1983 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 16.40 USD Million in 2014 and a record low of 0.70 USD Million in 1983.

GDP From Manufacturing in Gambia increased to 2526253675 GMD Thousand in 2018 from 2519157817 GMD Thousand in 2017. GDP From Manufacturing in Gambia averaged 1661687601.67 GMD Thousand from 1995 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 2941519749 GMD Thousand in 2015 and a record low of 795430 GMD Thousand in 1995. This page provides - Gambia Gdp From Manufacturing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gambia is ranked 155 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Gambia deteriorated to 155 in 2019 from 149 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Gambia averaged 146.83 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 155 in 2019 and a record low of 135 in 2008. The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Gambia.

Gambia recorded a capital and financial account surplus of 2.58 USD Million in the first quarter of 2019. Capital Flows in Gambia averaged 17.80 USD Million from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 63.30 USD Million in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of -103.94 USD Million in the third quarter of 2017. This page provides - Gambia Capital Flows- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

GDP Constant Prices in Gambia increased to 57777815975 GMD Thousand in 2018 from 54227525507 GMD Thousand in 2017. GDP Constant Prices in Gambia averaged 29616336491.58 GMD Thousand from 1995 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 57777815975 GMD Thousand in 2018 and a record low of 11741275 GMD Thousand in 1995. This page provides - Gambia Gdp Constant Prices- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

GDP From Construction in Gambia increased to 5469794833 GMD Thousand in 2018 from 5372347563 GMD Thousand in 2017. GDP From Construction in Gambia averaged 1681296140.63 GMD Thousand from 1995 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5469794833 GMD Thousand in 2018 and a record low of 723080 GMD Thousand in 1995. This page provides - Gambia Gdp From Construction- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gambia recorded a Current Account deficit of 19 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Current Account to GDP in Gambia averaged -7.25 percent from 1978 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 12.10 percent in 1988 and a record low of -37.57 percent in 1980. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Gambia Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Corporate Tax Rate in Gambia stands at 31 percent. In the Gambia, the corporate income tax rate is paid by companies or partnerships on their turnover or profit. Corporate income tax rate is currently the higher of 31 percent of the taxable profit and 1.5 percent of turnover for the year. However, if for any reason the company accounts are not audited, the corporate tax on turnover should be 2.5 percent and not 1.5 percent. This page provides - Gambia Corporate Tax Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Gambia remained unchanged at 8.90 percent in 2019 from 8.90 percent in 2018. Unemployment Rate in Gambia averaged 9.79 percent from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 10.60 percent in 1999 and a record low of 8.90 percent in 2017. In Gambia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Gambia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Gambia recorded a Current Account surplus of 4.07 USD Million in the first quarter of 2019. Current Account in Gambia averaged -20.78 USD Million from 2001 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 43 USD Million in the first quarter of 2010 and a record low of -89.11 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2005. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Gambia Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Gambia was last recorded at 12 percent. Interest Rate in Gambia averaged 18.64 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 34 percent in September of 2003 and a record low of 12 percent in July of 2012. In Gambia, interest rates decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Gambia’s Monetary Policy Committee in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The CBG’s official interest rate is the policy rate. This page provides the latest reported value for - Gambia Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Gambia expanded 5.40 percent in 2019 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Gambia averaged 3.77 percent from 1968 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 12.39 percent in 1975 and a record low of -8.10 percent in 2011. Gambia, the smallest country in continental Africa, is one of the poorest nations in the world. Over 60 percent of population live below poverty line and the country depends on regular foreign aid to balance its budget. The main sector of the economy is agriculture, 75 percent of population depend on crops and livestock. In recent years, Gambia’s economy has been steadily growing due to development of tourism, inflow of remittances and re-exports. And the government is trying to keep the pace of expansion by undertaking reforms focusing on the modernization of the agriculture. This page provides - Gambia GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Consumer Price Index in Gambia increased 0.63 percent in December of 2019 over the previous month. Inflation Rate Mom in Gambia averaged 0.53 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1.29 percent in April of 2019 and a record low of 0.14 percent in April of 2012. Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services. This page provides - Gambia Inflation Rate MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Cost of food in Gambia increased 7.64 percent in December of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Gambia averaged 7.14 percent from 2012 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 10 percent in January of 2017 and a record low of 4.57 percent in April of 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - Gambia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Cpi Housing Utilities in Gambia remained unchanged at 100.24 points in March from 100.24 points in February of 2020. Cpi Housing Utilities in Gambia averaged 172.88 points from 2011 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 216.06 points in December of 2019 and a record low of 100 points in January of 2020. This page provides - Gambia Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Gambia thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Gambia as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Gambia recorded 20 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Gambia reported 1 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Gambia Coronavirus Cases.

Gambia recorded 1 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Gambia reported 20 Coronavirus Cases. This page includes a chart with historical data for Gambia Coronavirus Deaths.

Gambia recorded 9 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Gambia reported 1 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Gambia Coronavirus Recovered.

This country note explains how Colombia taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

Gambia recorded a government budget deficit of 1415.66 Dalasi Million in the third quarter of 2019. Government Budget Value in Gambia averaged -831.01 Dalasi Million from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 95.19 Dalasi Million in the first quarter of 2011 and a record low of -2929.01 Dalasi Million in the third quarter of 2017. This page provides - Gambia Government Budget Value- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) requesting loans between 2007 and 2010 faced higher interest rates than for large companies. Loan conditions for SMEs included shortened maturities and increased demands for collateral, suggesting that banks considered smaller firms to be a higher risk.

Colombia and Mexico are a step closer to beneffiting from cross border tax co-operation and information sharing. Colombia has signed, and Mexico has deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.

Colombia will become the 40th Party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention on 19 January 2013.

This Investment Policy Review examines Mozambique's achievements in developing an open and transparent investment regime and its efforts to reduce restrictions on international investment.

This Global Forum plays an important role as the tool for on-going dialogue on responsible business conduct. I am pleased to announce that today, Ministers from over 20 countries are coming together to discuss how to integrate responsibility considerations throughout government policies. Their work will contribute to protect internationally recognised fundamental rights and to ensure good governance, fair regulations, and transparency.

Is it possible for 9 billion people to live on this planet and enjoy a good standard of living? And on such a planet, is it possible for economies to grow, businesses to profit, and communities to prosper without undermining the natural systems that support all life? And without destroying some of the planet’s last great wildernesses?

With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this conference addressed what the Sustainable Development Goals will mean for business and how business sustainability strategies can be aligned to support their implementation.

This cross-country report analyses the legislation on liability of legal persons for corruption and its enforcement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, highlighting national practices that may be promoted as good practice. While it focuses on 25 countries participating in the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN), examples from OECD countries are also included.

Colombia needs to improve its capacity to investigate foreign bribery by establishing an effective corporate liability regime, improving coordination between its numerous agencies and more rigorously training law enforcement, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

From the early 2000s, sustainability has emerged as a central policy-making consideration as climate change and population growth have heightened concerns about already-stretched natural resources.

This report is the first of a series of assessments on Colombian gold supply chains and aims to develop an initial approach and analysis for how risks outlined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas are relevant in the Colombian context.

La inversión pública en Colombia ha aumentado sustancialmente en los últimos años hasta alcanzar casi el 4% del PIB, una cifra superior a la media OCDE de 3.2%. Sin embargo, según indica un nuevo informe de la OCDE, para hacer frente a la brecha en infraestructuras y para superar las desigualdades territoriales será necesario que el país mantenga y amplíe sus esfuerzos en materia de inversión.

This stocktaking report first presents a chronology of how systems for the liability of legal persons have evolved among the 41 Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention. It then presents a “mapping” of the features of these systems for the 41 Parties.

9 December 2016, Paris: Held on International Anti-Corruption Day, this roundtable provided an opportunity for governments, the private sector, civil society, and the media, to reflect on the liability of legal persons following more than 15 years of work by the OECD Working Group on Bribery to promote its application for foreign bribery.

Some 16 years after joining the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Argentina remains in serious non-compliance.

Successfully attracting investment and innovation in renewable energy requires not only core climate policies, such as pricing carbon, but also a focus on the broader investment environment. Based on new research from the OECD, this article reviews some of the main factors holding back investment and innovation in renewable energy and looks at what governments can do to take action.

Chile must make further progress on key recommendations of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, more than three years after its Phase 3 evaluation in March 2014.

Sweden has still not implemented reforms to its Penal Code initially recommended by the OECD Working Group on Bribery in June 2012. Sweden’s legal provisions on corporate liability do not meet the requirements of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

This report is part of a series of assessments on Colombian gold supply chains and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. It analyses conditions of mineral extraction and related risks.

The consultation on appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in investor-state dispute settlement paper and comments received are being made available in order to foster informed public and inter-governmental debate.

OECD 50th Anniversary Conference, Paris, 22 June 2011.

This book examines international drivers, enabling technologies fast-tracking industrial biotechnology, industry trends, some products appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and policy measures and trends. It examines separately biofuels, biobased chemicals and bioplastics.

The OECD and the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum jointly organised a one-day Forum on 12 November 2012 in Paris. The event was both retrospective and forward-looking. The forum concluded that the promise of biotechnology is not set but evolves with fresh scientific knowledge, novel laws and regulations. The future of biotechnology needs to also integrate social and cultural dimensions.

This book discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology that is contributing to a new bioeconomy sector in many countries and offering potential new solutions to global challenges.

This paper explores the development of the bioplastics sector and its role in national bioeconomy strategies. It finds that bioplastics are at a disadvantage compared to some other biobased products, notably biofuels, that often benefit from preferential treatment. It also notes that greater efforts are needed at the international level as regards standards to avoid creating barriers to international trade in biobased products.

This report examines examples of new and emerging governance models to support responsible development of diagnostics and treatments based on the latest advances in biomedicine. It identifies some of the main challenges for policy makers, regulators and other communities involved in the translation of biomedical innovation and health technologies from the lab bench to point of care.

More than 35 million people worldwide had dementia in 2010 and this number is expected to exceed 115 million by 2050. This paper reports on the opportunities offered by the informatics revolution and big data to address Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. This will require careful planning and multi-stakeholder collaboration as technical, administrative, regulatory, infrastructure and financial obstacles emerge.

Synthetic biology is an emerging technology that shows promise for investigating some of the burning issues in biological research. It also has the potential to address some of the grand challenges facing society, such as climate change and energy security.

Several OECD countries have published their plans for the development of a future bioeconomy, in which bio-based materials and production techniques will contribute significantly to economic and environmental sustainability. The case for support for bio-based chemicals and plastics therefore warrants serious attention.