DP World's container terminal facilitates trade for Mali, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, among several other countries, adding value and supporting job creation in their economies. Approximately the review period were for these markets, with containers handled conditions, DP World recognises that port operations are a key. facilitate trade flows. For example, Mali is the largest neighbouring the Mali Chamber of Commerce, to enable the efficient movement value of traded goods declined. This decline is attributed to globall values despite an increase in trade volumes. The appreciation of the local currency against the US dollar exacerbates this decline when. expressed in xOF terms. These external drivers are unrelated to DP World's activities at the port. In fact, the efficiency improvements during periods when trade values decline such as during 2023. In terms of employment supported, the trade of goods flowing 156,500 jobs annually in Senegal over the reference period. by an average annual rate of 12%, from 71,200 in 2022 to 88,700 in imports, as well as increased exports of acacia gum, cashew nuts, accounted for 3.4% of the import and export containers handled by DP World. By 2024, they accounted for 2.6%. The economic impact, in terms of GVA, tax revenues and employment supported in Mali, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau are