Gambia: GRA Top Officials Partake in Data Analysis Regional Training

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Gambia: GRA Top Officials Partake in Data Analysis Regional Training

[The Point] Top officials of The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) led by the Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe over the weekend returned from Dakar after successfully attending a 4-day Data Analysis and Data Management regional training in Dakar, Senegal.

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