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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

End of Year Statutory Meetings of WAMA, WAMI, WAIFEM February 6th-14th 2020 During the 43rd Meeting of the Convergence Council of Ministers and Governors of Central Banks of the West African Monitoring  Zone (WAMZ), the elected Chairman who is also the Finance Minister of Sierra Leone Mr Jacob Jusu Saffa…

End of Year Statutory Meetings of WAMA, WAMI, WAIFEM February 6th-14th 2020 The Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA) Mr. Momodou Bamba Saho has stated that the economic activities in ECOWAS Member States generally continued to improve in 2019, in spite of the global economic slowdown. He…

The Minister of Finance Mr Jacob Jusu Saffa has regarded the recent visit by the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mr. David Lipton as a manifestation that Sierra Leone is on track on its economic transformation trajectory programme with the Fund. He made this statement…

The First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mr David Lipton in his maiden visit to Sierra Leone has on Monday 27th January stated that the fund is very pleased to be supporting Sierra Leone. He made this statement during courtesy call on the Minister of Finance…