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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The Government of Sierra Leone represented by the Minister of Finance Hon. Jacob Jusu Saffa, Minister of Works and Public Assets and the Director-General of Sierra Leone Roads Authority has on Wednesday 9th September 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with several road construction companies for the financing of forty-one…
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The Chairman of the Technical Committee of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Mr. Sahr Lahai Jusu who is also the Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance in Sierra Leone has called on member states of WAMZ to sustain the implementation of sound economic policies, including the recommendations preferred…
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After two months of training on enhancing policy development through research and capacity building, the Ministry of Finance has on Friday 4th September 2020 certified thirty economists from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Statistics Sierra Leone, Bank of Sierra Leone, and Parliament Budgetary Office. According…
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Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone has on Friday 24th July 2020 approved the 2020 Financial Year Supplementary Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies tabled by the Hon. Minister of Finance Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa. According to the Finance Minister, the COVID-19 outbreak is threatening to…
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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina as part of his three days official visit to Sierra Leone has on Thursday 12th March, 2020 met with the Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa at his George street office in Freetown. The Minister of Finance thanked…
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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina during his visit has assured Sierra Leone that the Bank will be extremely supportive in the country’s development agenda. He made this statement to the media shortly after his arrival Freetown on Wednesday 11th March, 2020. “I am here…
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A team headed by the Deputy Minister for Administration, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning Hon. Rebecca Y. McGill has concluded a one week study tour which is geared towards enhancing knowledge sharing on experiences, best practices and lesson learnt by the Government of Sierra Leone in the implementation of…
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The Ministry of Finance has on Thursday 13th February, 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mano River Union on the implementation of the post Ebola recovery social investment fund project worth USD 12.4 million. In the signing ceremony, the Country Program Officer of Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Madam…
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End of Year Statutory Meetings of WAMA, WAMI, WAIFEM Freetown, 13th February, 2020 The Central Bank Governors of the six West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) Member countries and the Governor of the Central Bank of French Speaking West Africa (BCEAO) have met to discuss among other issues relating to the…
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