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Mission Statement

Our mission is 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.

Core Mandate
Promote sustainable economic growth, equity, social harmony, and balanced development through effective coordination of the formulation and implementation of National Development Plans.
Objectives
To promote sustainable economic growth and balanced development through effective national development planning
Key Achievements
- Establishment of a Planning Cadre and Planning Units in various Ministries
- Development of a draft National Development Planning Policy (Awaiting Validation and Cabinet Approval)
- First ever district level consultations in the formulation of the NDP (2018-2021)
Policies and Strategic Plans / Documents
- PAGE Mid-Term Evaluation Report
- MDG Terminal Report
- NDP 2018-2021 (Validated but pending launching)
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Covid-19 impacts on household well being monitoring from 21 August - 9 September 2020
Results of this note use data from the High Frequency Survey on the COVID 19 Impacts on Households, a collaboration between the World Bank, the Gambia Bureau of Statistics GBoS and the State and Peace building Fund ( A sub sample of 1437 households of the Labor Force Survey ( were interviewed by phone between August 21 and September 9 The results are representative at the national level and at strata level(Banjul and Kanifing agglomeration, other urban areas, rural areas).

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Covid-19 impacts on household well being monitoring from 28 October - 14 November 2020
Results of this note use data from the wave 2 of the High Frequency Survey on the COVID 19 Impacts on Households A sub sample of 1385 households of the Labor Force Survey ( were interviewed by phone between October 28 and November 14 2020 These same households have already been interviewed during the wave 1 whose sample consisted of 1437 households The results are representative at the national level and at strata level (Banjul and Kanifing agglomeration, other urban areas, rural areas).

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Gambia Integrated Household Survey (summary findings on welfare)

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Voluntary National Review

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22May

International Conference for The Gambia
The International Conference for The Gambia takes place on 22 May in Brussels at the European Commission (Berlaymont). The conference, jointly organised by the European Union and the Government of The Gambia, will focus on confirming support to The Gambia in its democratic transition, as well as raising additional financial support for the implementation of its National Development Plan. High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica will co-chair the conference together with the President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow. President Barrow will present the country's reform agenda to high-level attendees from the European Union Member States, the international community as well as international organisations. In the margins of the conference, a Business Forum will take place on 23 May. The forum will bring together interested European, regional and Gambian business representatives for exchanges on sector specific strategies and projects during panel discussions on Energy & Infrastructure, Agricultural Value Chains, and Tourism.
06Feb

Official Lauching of the National Development Plan (NDP)
28Dec

Performance Monitoring Tool Workshop