It would be recalled that in early March this year President Julius Maada Bio paid a strategic visit to the World Bank top management team during which he articulated his Government’s agenda and engaged the Bank’s Management in a dialogue where he showcased tremendous achievements the Government has made in…
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The Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa on Thursday 21st March 2019 signed US$ 40 Million budget support grant from International Development Association (IDA) with World Bank on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone. In his opening statement in a short ceremony at the Ministry of Finance, The Financial…
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As part of government commitment to increase domestic revenue to 20% of GDP ratio by 2023, the Ministry of Finance has signed a 5.7 million dollar contract agreement with Techno Brain Global, Crown Agent and Tiwai memory Master to supply, configure and implement an Integrated Tax Administration Systems (ITAS) that…
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A high-level technical team from the Government of Sierra Leone, headed by the Principal Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Matthew Dingie, is now in Tbilisi, Georgia on a due diligence visit to support the procurement and installation of electronic cash registers by the National Revenue Authority.…
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In a bid to enhance value for money in the New Direction administration, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Patricia Nyanga Laverley has commenced the inspection of various infrastructure projects across the country starting with the Hillside Bye Pass and Lumley to Tokeh roads projects. Speaking to the Consultant about…
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The Deputy Minister of Finance Dr Patricia Laverley during the 2018 United Nations General Assembly in New York signed a Memorandum of Understanding unbehalf of the government of Sierra Leone with Kiva Micro Funds, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to facilitate the…
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This MOU is another milestone towards reviving the relationship and economic programme between Sierra Leone and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the executive board of the IMF is expected to meet on the 30th of November this year to approve a new economic programme for Sierra Leone after the…
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The SLPP government of Sierra Leone upon assuming power in April this Year inherited a 50MW solar Energy Project with an Independent Power Provider (IPP) called planet Solar to install 50MW solar power in different parts of the country. But since April the new government and Planet Solar couldn’t move…
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The Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa completed the on-going biometric verification exercise of public sector workers on government payroll on Tuesday 25th September, 2018 along with the Financial Secretary Sahr Lahai Jusu. According to Mr Saffa, going the through the verification exercise himself as Minister of Finance demonstrates how…
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A high level mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in Sierra Leone on the 19th September, 2018 to finalize arrangement to restart the Extended Credit Facility Programme and other programmes that were put on holed in 2017. The mission is coming following series of the engagement they…
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