Economy & Business

Miguel Artacho: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2021: The mining sector is a core component of Senegal´s export industry and contributes strongly towards national revenue and foreign exchange. The government of Senegal aims to significantly increase foreign direct investment (FDI) into the extractive industries to support long-term economic development objectives [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2021: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility between the African Development Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. The agreement is expected to boost intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration, and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2021: One of the world’s leading financial groups, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), is partnering with Invest Africa – the leading trade and investment platform for the Continent to support the region’s drive towards a sustainable recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 September 2021: EziPaySL – the money transfer app making it easier for Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora to send money home, is proud to announce TV host, writer, and podcaster Vickie Remoe as its brand ambassador. Through this seasonal partnership, Remoe will be featured in EziPaySL’s [Read More]

Dr. Dennis Bright – NGC Party Chairman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 September 2021: Have you ever seen videos and pictures of Ministers and top officials visiting slum areas after a disaster? Did you notice the expressions of sorrow and sympathy on their faces? They almost want to cry!  But in [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 September 2021: Owners of bars, restaurants, clubs and hotels in Freetown, met with Ministry of Tourism and the National Corona Virus Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) officials in Aberdeen, Freetown, where they discussed the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector and leisure businesses. They also [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 September 2021: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning says it has commenced action against illegal occupants of several business stores in Freetown. Last Tuesday, the Director of Lands and Surveys, Mr. Tamba Dauda, led a team of enforcement officials to shut down Four [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 August 2021: Hot on the heels of oil majors either exiting or cutting back their activities in West Africa, comes news of other players moving to fill the gap – in the coastal countries of Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Ghana, for instance. In other West [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 August 2021: Participants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting this week assessed Africa’s progress in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are meeting at a pivotal time in the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world,” said Italian prime minister Mario Draghi. (Photo above: [Read More]