President Adama Barrow has disclosed his government rendered support to Gambians in various ways to the tune of 850 million dalasis.
The president made this revelation while opening this year’s Trade Fair at the Independence Stadium on Wednesday.
The president said: “Last year, everyone in the world was affected by the pandemic in one way or another. Apart from loss of loved ones, livelihoods were either threatened or shattered.
“In The Gambia, as in many other developing countries, the economy is driven mainly by small businesses.
“Many of the women and youths running such businesses struggled to survive when the country and markets had to observe an extraordinary lockdown.
“Medium and large businesses alike suffered immensely, because many of their customers either could not afford the goods and services offered, or could not reach them physically.
“As a responsible government, we decided to support the people in various ways to the tune of Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Dalasis (D850 Million). An additional Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Dalasis (D224 Million), together with contributions from our partners, had to be spent for similar reasons.”
