Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 December 2018: Iluka Resources has reportedly restarted operations at its Sierra Rutile mining site in Sierra Leone, following the decision of the mine workers union to end their strike action and return to work. The resumption of mining operations comes as a result of negotiations  involving [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 December 2018: Professor Paul Collier, one of the world’s most influential development economists, warns that Africa’s “easy decade” of accelerated economic growth is coming to an end, and only accelerated job creation and integration will ensure sustainable growth and development across the continent. Dr. Collier, Professor [Read More]

Abu Bakarr Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 December 2018: Global Tracking and Maritime Solutions (GTMS), is an expert in Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) founded by Sierra Leonean Investor, Sahr Ngegba who has been making an impact in Africa. They have secured major contracts with some African countries such as Guinea, [Read More]

Umaru Napoleon Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 December 2018: The SLPP government under the astute leadership of His Excellency the President Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio has just last week got an economic stimulus of a staggering $171.5m from the International Monetary Fund or IMF. As an immediate measure $21.5m [Read More]

Ahmed Sahid Nasralla: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 December 2018: Over Le 22.2 billion in revenues is still unaccounted for by various Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as a result of discrepancies in what was recorded in the National Revenue Authority (NRA) cash book, statements in transit accounts and what [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 December 2018: In September 2018, Sierra Leone’s National Revenue Authority (NRA) collected over Le 400 billion for the first in its history, but needs to double this trend by 2023, if the 20% of domestic revenue to GDP ratio is to be achieved by the government, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 December 2018: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday announced it has approved $172.1 million in extended credit finance to the government of president Julius Maada Bio, as international confidence in the new government returns. Announcing its decision yesterday, the IMF said that its Executive Board has [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2018: After months of industrial action and upheaval at the Sierra Rutile mines in southern Sierra Leone, which started under the government of president Ernest Bai Koroma, president Julius Maada Bio and senior government ministers have moved one step closer to finding a negotiated settlement [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 November 2018: President of the African Development Bank – Akinwumi Adesina, is committed to the eradication of poverty, through agricultural innovation and promoting good governance, working in helping to develop Africa’s economy. As an agricultural economist, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been a leader in agricultural innovation [Read More]