In order to improve on research capacity of students doing dissertations/theses on economics, the Ministry of Finance has awarded Le 205 million grants to 26 Sierra Leonean students studying in and out of the country for the first time in the country. The awarding ceremony took place on Friday 18th…
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The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has projected that the Government of Sierra Leone will have to provide 98 percent of the commission’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget. The Executive-Director of NEC William A. Davies made this disclosure during the ongoing budget process at the Ministry of Finance in Freetown. He said…
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The Director of National Budget in the Ministry of Finance Mr Tasima Jah has cautioned the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) to tailor their Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget to programs they’ve already started in FY 2020. Mr. Jah made this clarion call on Friday 9th October during the ongoing…
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The Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone Justice Babatunde Edwards has on Thursday 8th October 2020 during the ongoing budget process at the Ministry of Finance presented a budget estimate of Le 22,053,000,000.00 for the Fiscal Year 2021. “Supreme Court Le 2,612,100,000.00, The Court of appeal Le 541,000,000.00,…
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The Ministry of Finance has outlined its key deliverables for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 most of which have started already in 2020. This was done on Tuesday 6th October 2020 by the Acting Director of Research at the Ministry of Finance Alhaji Abu Komeh during the ongoing FY 2021…
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The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) has proposed Le 20.074.8 Billion for expenditure and budget for the Fiscal Year 2021. This request was made on Tuesday 6th September 2020 during the ongoing FY 2021 budget process at the Ministry of Finance Main Conference Hall in Freetown. According to…
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Whilst encouraging the Ministry of Finance to increase budgetary allocation to his Ministry, the Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Alpha Wurie has stated that if Sierra Leone as a nation fails to invest in health every other sector will be affected. He made this during his presentation in the…
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The Principal Deputy Financial Secretary (PDFS) in the Ministry of Finance Mr. Mathew Dingie has encouraged the Ministry of Energy to limit their Fiscal Year 2021 Budget to the completion of projects they have already started. He made this statement on Friday 2nd October 2020 whiles superintending over the Budget…
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The Minister of Finance Honourable Jacob Jusu Saffa has stated that the government intends to make major policy shifts in the area of agriculture, teenage pregnancy, health system, recurrent spending among others. The Minister made this disclosure on Thursday 1st October 2020 during the formal commencement of the Fiscal Year…
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The 44th Meeting (virtual) of the Convergence Council of WAMZ ended today September 11, 2020. This meeting was preceded by a meeting of the Technical Committee on 7-8th September and the Committee of Governors on September 10th. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and adopt the report of…
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