Aid Coordination Unit
Mission Statement
To promote sustainable socio-economic development and the welfare of Gambians through the development and implementation of policies that support macroeconomic stability and effective public financial management.
Ebrima L.S. Darboe
Director of Aid Coordination
Ebrima L.S Darboe is the Director of Loans and Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, The Gambia. In this role, he is mandated with policy, strategy and operational management of The Gambia Public Debt, and works with both national and international institutions as partners, to help the country have a sound policy and legal environment to fund its development programs from domestic and external sources of finance.
While a Director, he has worked with the World Bank in 2015 as a Voice Seconded staff, and during this period, he worked with INT Vice Presidency. In addition, he worked at World Bank Treasury Department where he was able to secure a Technical Assistant support from the Bank to develop a first of its kind Borrowing Plan Tool for The Gambia in collaboration with a consultant.
Mr. Darboe served for three years as Principal Loans Officer at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. During this period, he was the head of Operations and spearheaded the implementation of debt management best practices aligned with the objective of reducing public debt risks and exposures.
Before joining the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Darboe worked as Head of Credit and Risk Management Department at International Commercial Bank, in 2010. He was responsible to manage and advise on bank portfolio and credit risk exposure from loan applications and big customers.
Mr. Darboe holds a double master�s degree of MSc in Finance and MSc in Project Planning and Management from Leeds Metropolitan University and University of Bradford in UK respectively. He also obtained a BA in Economics and Social Policy from University of West of England, Bristol, UK and a National Certificate in Integrated Rural Development (RDI), The Gambia.
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The Gambia and The European Commission signed EUR 18 million Grant Support AgreementsThe Gambia and The European Commission signed EUR 18 million Grant Support Agreements
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The Gambia Government Receives 20.56 Million Dollars African Development Fund GrantThe Gambia Government Receives 20.56 Million Dollars African Development Fund Grant
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World Bank Approves Additional $20 Million Grant to Help Bridge Unexpected Financing GapWorld Bank Approves Additional $20 Million Grant to Help Bridge Unexpected Financing Gap
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AIDE MEMOIRE BADEA’s Mission for the Appraisal of Phase II of the University of The Gambia Project (21– 29 June 2022)A mission from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) composed of Mr. Ahmed Sidiya (Acting Head of Follow-up Unit /Mission Lead), Mr Mohamedou Bouasria (Economist/Capacity Development Officer) and Mr Khalid Elmughira (Young Professional) visited the Republic of The Gambia during the period of 21-29 June 2022. The purpose of the mission was to appraise “Phase II of the University of The Gambia Project”, follow-up on the ongoing operations and discuss the pipeline of new operations.
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SITE SUPERVISION REPORT 2015- Filesize: 1.81 MB
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2016 Project Brief- Filesize: 3.73 MB
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2017 Project Brief- Filesize: 2.46 MB
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Gambia WAQF Commission Act 2016- Filesize: 389.77 KB
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Final report of the Aid Policy- Filesize: 599.54 KB
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FINAL 2018 AID BULLETIN- Filesize: 1.04 MB
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Consolidated Trek Report for 2017- Filesize: 1.83 MB
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Aid Bulletin 2017- Filesize: 1.22 MB
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2018 Project Brief- Filesize: 4.44 MB
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Opening Statement by Honorable Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs on The Occasion of The Mini Country Portfolio Performance Review for The World Bank Projects Held 15 - 16th March 2022- Filesize: 140.25 KB
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The Gambia will receive US$85 million SDRs Allocation from the IMF- Filesize: 64.13 KB
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STATEMENT BY HON. MINISTER ON THE OCCASION OF THE WORLD BANK/GOVERNMENT OF THE GAMBIA 2021 PORTFOLIO COUNTRY PERFORMANCE REVIEW, HELD ON 20th JANUARY 2021- Filesize: 101.34 KB
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AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (Report)The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is a group of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that was created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975. Formerly known as African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the organisation's main objectives are sustainable development and poverty reduction within its member states, as well as their greater integration into the world's economy. All of the member states, except Cuba, are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union.
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MEDIUM TERM ECONOMIC FISCAL FRAMEWORK (2019-2024)The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) is required by The Public Finance Act 2014, Part II Section 4, to develop a Government macro-fiscal policy and medium-term economic and fiscal framework (MTEFF) for budget preparation for each year. The MTEFF helps to integrate the top-down revenue (resource) envelope with the bottom-up sector programs executed by various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The MTEFF outlines expenditures reflecting the Government’s key fiscal policy priorities over the medium term (2020–2024) to be strictly guided by budget realities, investment and public procurement options, debt strategies and borrowing plans of the government and the key reform priorities.
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Annual Review of The Gambia Aid Policy ImplementationThe Gambia Aid Policy 2015, provides an overarching guidance on how aid to the Gambia should be provided and managed, recognizing that further developments in human and institutional capacity are necessary to support the successful implementation of the PAGE.
The review focuses on the design of GAP and the strategic framework of the Action Plan to test its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of implementation so far. In the review process the institutional arrangements for the implementation of the Policy Action Plan and sustainability of the results achieved thus far have been assessed.- Filesize: 580.94 KB
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Building Resilience to Recurring Food Insecurity- Filesize: 3.73 MB
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Donor Mapping Report - June 2017Donor Mapping Report (DMR) provides comprehensive information and the analysis of the current Development Assistance channeled into the country by development partners, as well as donors future activities. Information and statistical data presented in the DMR are based on the financial data of projects/programmes, entered in the database by Donor Coordination Forum (DCF) members, research work of the MoFEA staff as well as the responses to The Gambia.
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AID Bulletin 2016Aid Bulletin highlights important reviews of official development assistance to The Gambia in relation to the development priorities presented in the Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment (PAGE). This bulletin provides information on aid inflow, both internal and external in different sectors of the economy in the Gambia.
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AID Policy 2015The Gambia Aid Policy (GAP) provides the institutional, regulatory, and operational and accountability framework for sourcing and managing external aid resources, especially grants and loans, that qualify as Official Development Assistance (ODA).
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