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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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Hon Jacob Jusu Saffa today 11th October 2018 signed with the World Bank International Finance Corporation an Advisory Agreement paving way for work to commence the installation of 50MW Solar plant in Sierra Leone. It all started at the African Development Bank Annual meetings in…
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Jacob Jusu Saffa and his Indian counterpart Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has met with senior officials of Indian Government, Indian EXIM Bank and many other CEOs of Indian companies on October 8-9 in the prestigious Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. The meeting dubbed CII-EXIM Bank Regional Conclave on India and…
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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa will lead a-five man delegation to this year’s Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (ADB) that will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea from 21-25 May 2018 on the theme, “Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization”. The AfDB meetings will also hold at…
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The Development Assistance Coordination Office (DACO) in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development ( MoFED), in collaboration with the Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation Project(PFMICP) has ended a week Regional training for Monitoring & Evaluation Officers and Development & Planning Officers in Devolved MDAS and Local Councils on…
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The economies of the most part of Mano River Union (MRU) Member States, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, rely heavily on extractive industries. However, the existing mineral wealth in the region is yet to have the anticipated developmental impact. One of the reasons for this poor record is…
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The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has ended a two days workshop on Customs Regulation at the Mrs Theresa Sesay Hall, Kenndy Street in Freetown. The Workshop started on Thursday 12th July and ended on Friday 13th July 2018. The program was sponsored by the Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation…
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The Internal Audit Department in the Ministry of Finance, has ended a six days training of Internal Auditors Across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Computer Assisted Audit Techniques ( CAATs). The training started on Tuesday 10th July 2018 at the British Council. The training was sponsored by the Public…
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