Credit mutuel banks have been set up in every major Senegalese town that is near the Senegalo-Gambian border, especially those around Farafeni,Kaur,Kuntaur,Basse.For -example,Poste Keur Ayib,Nioro Du Rip,Keur Nderry,Vellinghara,Koungeul and so on.Those credit mutuel banks have been set up to help petty traders and farmers within the locality,this targets Gambian petty traders and farmers as well.Opening a bank account is the right of any person so one can do so in any country he or she chooses.Senegal studies the market and creates avenues that can enhance a good atmosphere and competetion because these are part of the basic principles of any free market economy. This is a project backed by the EU and others. Many moo rs 'naars' within Gambian territory particularly those in Farafeni have opened up bank accounts at those local Senegalese banks.Keur Nderry,Nioro and Kaolack have already opened series of accounts for those petty traders who are gradually planning to leave the Gambia after the heat wave that was sent against them by Jammeh.This is a practical way of retaliating.If people are forced to declare assets and measures are put in place thus blocking the possibility of the free repatriation of capital then businessmen and women have the right to relocate.Economic war fare is one thing that Jammeh cannot handle in anyway.This war fare has been declared by the traders that he insulted in broad day light.No wise leader will openly send foreigners out with insults! This man's mental illness is showing it's ugly face every minute. The army and police were siezing people's assets and other resources after the beginning of the madnes s called OPERATION NO COMPROMISE.Some of those local traders are relocating to Senegal,G/Bissau etc Currently the Bissau authorities are carving a better approach to maintain a sound economic and democratic process in their country.That meeting between them and the Senegalese authorities is taking place at Goree Island. Senegal and Guinea Bissau are taking the sophisticated route while our own mad man is attacking everyone with insults and unwarranted anger.Even if The Gambia was to roll on oil wells, madness can never help us.We must make peace with Senegal if we want to survive and maintain a great eonomy.Senegal even though a former colony of France,has managed to maintain better relations with the USA and England than The Gambia an English speaking country.This is an era of globalisation and not an era of cold war moves.This is a modern world and it should be Governments responsibility,for the country to meet standard s of the global economy. Infact we all know that the idea of LOOMOH MARKETS was introduced into The Gambia through those border towns.The trade link and cooperation that exists between our people should not be diminished ignorance.However,if all those who want to do serious business with serious leaders relocate that will isolate the Gambian economy within the sub-region which will be even more of an economic disaster. Does Yahya knows that Gambian tourism was affected because of his unprecedented mad moves and rude behaviour.Does he know how those wicked soldiers who are stationed at Check points shooting at tourists damage our country's image outside? We can secure our borders without terrorising visitors. Why should soldiers even be on Kombo Coastal road calling themselves border patrol? Border patrol on the kombo coastal? People are always going in and out of The Gambia,visiting their relatives without being ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~