On Friday, 28th November 2025, during the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget presentation in the Well of Parliament, Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura stated that Sierra Leone’s economic outlook...
A report has indicated that about 300,000 school-going children nationwide will likely go without the daily school meal in the next academic year. The report shows that the Ministry of Finance owes contractors...
The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN), a prominent civil society organization, has called on the government to provide clarity on the billions of Leones collected as a 5% import tax on rice. This demand comes...
The FY2025 National Budget of Sierra Leone, themed “Improving the Well-Being and Quality of Life of Sierra Leoneans,” has come under fire as a document that fails to address the pressing struggles...
The Finance Minister of Sierra Leone Sheku A.F. Bangura has warned about the repercussions of high debts service payments influencing agricultural investment and other key areas. Minister Bangura in his...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved a new 38-month, $248.5 million credit arrangement for Sierra Leone under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF), aiming to stabilize the country's...
With the recent signing of the Finance Act 2024 by President Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone is poised to enter a period of unprecedented economic strain. While the Act aims to enhance revenue through...
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has announced that the Ministry of Finance has commenced the long-awaited payment of school subsidies for the third term of the 2023/24 academic year. The...
Minister of Finance, Sheku A. F. Bangura, has issued a new directive to strengthen the management and control of government spending across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The directive,...
Sierra Leone's Finance Minister, Sheku A.F. Bangura, has been appointed to chair the newly formed Africa Group 2 Constituency at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This development follows the restructuring...
