‘Master Class on Project Finance’ International Conference Underway In Banjul – LamToro News
A 3-day convention on the theme: “Master Class on Project Finance, Developing Bankable Projects through Project Finance: From Feasibility to Financial Close” is at the moment underway on the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Center in Bijilo, The Gambia.
Organized by the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI); Development Perspectives UK; and SaHel Investment Management International, the convention is designed to allow members learn to develop bankable tasks by structuring offers that successfully handle dangers, safe financing, and adjust to regulatory frameworks.
It can also be envisaged that the course will spotlight essential instruments and key monetary metrics resembling Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Net Present Value (NPV) for assessing undertaking viability.
Project finance is a crucial instrument for unlocking funding in infrastructure, vitality, agriculture, and different key sectors important for financial improvement.
This course, hosted by Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Development Perspectives UK Ltd and SaHel Investment Management International, is designed to offer members with a complete understanding of the undertaking finance course of, from feasibility research to monetary shut.
The foremost focus of the course is on bankability, which refers back to the skill of a undertaking to draw financing from buyers, banks, and improvement establishments.
By the tip of the course, members can have gained a strong understanding of tips on how to navigate the complexities of undertaking finance and create investment-ready tasks which are sustainable and bankable.
Dignitaries resembling Hon. Abdoulie Touray, Chairman of SaHel Investment Management International, Mrs. Sarata Conateh, CEO of GCCI, Edrisa Mass Jobe, President of GCCI, Hon. Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs, Hon. Buah Saidy, Governor, Central Bank of The Gambia, Mr. Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority, Hon. Franklin Mutahakana, consultant of the World Bank and IFC, Mr. Ebrima Faal, CEO of Development Perspectives in The UK, Alieu Senghor, Country Director of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Ernest Aubee, Agriculture Expert & Consultant, Head of Agriculture Division at ECOWAS Commission, Musa Sillah, Consultant & Former Regional Director, Islamic Development Bank and others are collaborating on this occasion.
Hon. Baboucarr Boye, The Gambia’s Minister of Public Service & Delivery delivered the keynote handle on behalf of President Adama Barrow while Hon. Franklin Mutaha, Representative of the World Bank and IFC additionally delivered a press release.
Veteran journalist Peter Gomez, CEO of West Coast Radio moderated the opening ceremony. The occasion began on 12th November and is anticipated to finish on 14th November 2024. The Vote of thanks was delivered by Hon. Abdoulie Touray, Chairman SaHel Executive Education.
