The Sierra Leone legal tender, Leones now rank as the fifth most depreciated currency according to Hanke’s currency watchlist. The data computed by Steve H. Hanke, The Johns Hopkins University says...
The Parliamentary Leader of Government Business, Mathew Sahr Nyuma has complained about the use of the Leone. Nyuma said in Parliament that the difficult with the currency at present is due to the fact...
A young man has been caught with fake printed new 20 Leone notes, according to a video making rounds on social media. The man, who identified himself as Alusine Tarawallie was reportedly apprehended...
The Sierra Leonean Leone ended 2022 as the weakest currency on the African continent with a year-to-date loss of 40.58 per cent to the dollar, according to a Bloomberg report. The report said that globally,...
The leone has depreciated 21.7% against the dollar this year, according to Bloomberg data, making it the world’s ninth-worst performer. In July, Sierra Leone slashed three zeros from its banknotes...
Recent trends have indicated an upwards shooting of the US Dollar against African currencies, and that has greatly affected the economies of countries in the continent. Sierra Leone, like majority of...
The exchange of Leones to US Dollar rate has aversely increased in Sierra Leone as One hundred US dollar ($100) is now one million six hundred thousand old Leones (1,600,000) and (NLE 1,600), causing economic...
The Bank of Sierra Leone has today 16 June 2022 announced that the denomination currency shall become legal tender effective 1" July, 2022. The Bank further announced that the Leone - existing currency...
Sierra Leone's Leone is ranked among the weakest currencies in the world, according to recent reports by TrulyFinancial.com. The Leone is ranked 5th weakest ahead of Uzbekistan Som, Guinea Franc, Paraguay...
The value of the Leone depreciated in August 2021 against the USD Dollar by 0.48%, according to Bank of Sierra Leone. The mid exchange rate stood at $1 = Le10,258.18 on July 30 and $1=Le10,307.12 on...
