Economy & Business

Anthony Kamara, Jnr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 August 2019: Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister – JJ Saffa, was at the studios of Radio Democracy 98.1 last Monday. By all indications, his performance during a live interview did not offer Sierra Leoneans much hope for an improvement in their economic wellbeing, as [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 August 2019: The government of president Julius Maada Bio is warning mining companies not to expect business as usual, where due diligence, accountability and fiduciary responsibility are sacrificed by those in power for contract kickbacks. This stern warning comes, as the government continues to review all [Read More]

PUAWUI DR SAMA BANYA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 August 2019: I am not an economist. The nearest that I dabbled in the economy of Sierra Leone was when I was Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the One Party government of the then President Siaka Stevens. I lasted [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 August 2019: China is sending almost 7,000 tons of food aid to Sierra Leone to help cushion the effects of the growing hardship facing millions of Sierra Leoneans, as the government struggles to manage the economic downturn. Millions of people, especially children are at risk of [Read More]

Concerned citizen: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2019: It is a fact that Sierra Leone’s economy is taking a nose dive. Whether it is the cost of goods, rising inflation or stagnated wages, a lot of people measure the performance of the economy against the Leone versus US Dollar exchange [Read More]

Prince Jacob Macauley: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2019: People of Sierra Leone have come to realize that we cannot keep on doing the same thing and hope to get different result. The economic policies that have been followed are not helping; and we have an ongoing economic crisis as [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2019: A specially convened meeting hosted by Maria E. Brewer – U.S Ambassador to Sierra Leone was held at the U.S Embassy in Sierra Leone today, where mobile phone service provider – Africell, confirmed that a $100 million financing agreement with the Overseas Private Investment [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2019: An internal Sierra Leone Government memo making the rounds on social media, signed by president Bio’s Secretary, is calling on ministers and senior government officials to refrain from travelling abroad until further notice, to help reduce rising government spending. This memo comes amid growing [Read More]

Dennis Kabatto: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2019: Mr. Foday Rado Yokie, minister of mines and mineral resources, said last Sunday’s reports of “cancelation or suspension of several mining licence” published in various reputable news organizations, including London Financial Times and Reuters are simply fictitious. He made this disclosure in [Read More]