Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: The World Bank has today announced that its Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA), to support the government of Sierra Leone in promoting sustainable and inclusive growth, and building economic resilience. This Development [Read More]

Graça Machel. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Dr. Vera Songwe. Maria Ramos: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. Allocation of response resources should be targeted towards the immediate needs [Read More]

James Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: For many around the world, COVID-19 is a first experience of a pandemic. For the people of Sierra Leone, there is spectral familiarity to what is unfolding in the country. With the outbreak of Ebola in May 2014, about 4000 people lost [Read More]

NRA Public Affairs Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: Revenue Mobilization is a key instrument for the Government of Sierra Leone in increasing financial independence, achieving middle income status and delivering on the ideals of the New Direction programs in the country. The last two years have witnessed some [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: To reaffirm its status as the biggest cement producer in Africa, Dangote Cement has set the pace with the exportation of 27,800 metric tonnes of clinker to a neighbouring African country. With this historic maiden voyage from its Export Terminal located in Apapa Port, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2020: Freetown City Council has announced that all house owners in the capital Freetown, will soon have their properties reassessed – though many suspect it is a re-valuation exercise that may mean some will pay more and others may pay less. The council says it [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 June 2020: A cross section of Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Committee on Planning and Economic Development, on Tuesday,  9th of June, met with the Minister of Planning and Economic Development – Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, his Deputy – Dr. Robert Chakanda and members of the ministry’s staff at [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 June 2020: Last week, the government of Sierra Leone, through its National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) announced that it has assisted over 200 people across the country that have been seriously impacted by the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But questions are being [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2020: The Committee of Experts set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Transport, Logistics, Free Movement and Trade in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, held a virtual meeting on the 8th of June 2020 to firm up guidelines for [Read More]