Since the dawn of the second republic, The Gambia formulated many development strategies to confront its various development challenges. Among these strategies are the Vision 2020 paper and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers I and II the later of which is Millennium Development Goals based. The preparations of these strategic documents were done in participatory manners with Gambian stakeholders and in collaboration with our development partners. We thereupon continued to work with them both in the mobilisation of necessary resources and the assessment and evaluation of the respective programmes and projects. I would like to take this opportunity once again to thank all such development partners viz. the International Organisations, bilateral government partners and multilateral organisations, religious affiliated organisations and the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
The National Planning Commission came into being on 22 December 2006 when the National Assembly passed the bill for its establishment known as the ‘National Planning Commission Act 2006’.
Mr. Lamin Bojang
Head of Economic Policy Analysis and Management (DEPAM), Member
In addition to the provision of necessary economic and policy advice to the government and in particular the Office of the President, the directorate plays a leading role to develop
