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Low Trade, Poor Infrastructure Hinders Gambia-Turkey Economic Relations

M.E Njie by M.E Njie
January 28, 2020
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received by Gambian President Adama Barrow at the Banjul International Airpor (1)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received by Gambian President Adama Barrow at the Banjul International Airpor (1)

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The Gambia’s low overall trade volume and a lack of interest from Turkish businessmen and investors means economic relations could not be elevated to a significant level.

The “small fragile” country with a $1 billion economy relies upon rain-dependent agriculture, tourism and remittances, according to the World Bank. Turkey has a $773 billion economy.

In a visit to Banjul on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a press conference his government wants a more balanced trade structure with The Gambia.

“The economic and trade relations is not yet at desired level, but in 2019, the bilateral trade volume between Turkey and Gambia reached $55 million,” Erdoğan said. “We want to carry out our bilateral trade toward a more balanced structure.”

But his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on its website that “poor infrastructure, transportation problems and low-income levels… are among the factors that play negative role over the increase of the trade volume with The Gambia.”

It also said there is a “lack of interest from Turkish businessmen and investors”.

Erdoğan said The Gambia presents an opportunity for Turkish firms to invest and contribute to the country’s tourism, energy, and construction industries. “I believe the Gambian government will give more responsibility to our contractors,” he said through an interpreter. “Turkey pursues a ‘just, and a win-win’ affair in its economic relations with Africa.”

President Adama Barrow had on a visit to Turkey in December 2018 invited Turkish investors to the West African country, promising a “conducive environment”.

The Gambia is hopeful interest from Turkish investors and businessmen will increase overtime.

Turkey has a population of 81 million which enjoys higher income levels compared to Gambia’s low-income level population of 2 million of which half are living below 62 dalasi ($1.25) a day, according to the World Bank.

President Barrow said Turkish airline operations in Banjul which started in November 2018 opened “new frontiers” between the two countries.

“The initiation of direct flights between Banjul and Istanbul marks an important point in our bilateral relations which continues to strengthen…,” he said. Barrow said various agreements signed between the two countries are a demonstration of “the high level cooperation”.

The two countries bilateral relations, which started in 1965, include cooperation in commerce, education, economic, health and security sectors.

The Gambia is faced with inadequate and sometimes erratic power supply, and this is discouraging already established businesses, and potential investors.

A 2014 Africa Survey stated that more than half of firms in Gambia (54%) said unreliable electricity supply has been the single biggest obstacle to their businesses.

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Mamadou Edrisa Njie is the Publisher and Managing Editor of Mansa Banko Online. Mansa Banko Online is a Gambia-based online newspaper focusing on agricultural reporting. The online medium reports on quality, reliable, factual and authoritative information. Mr. Njie is an alumna of the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) in Germany and studied Mass Communication at the Institute of Professional Administration and Management (IPAM) in Banjul, The Gambia.

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