Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Bangura has engaged a delegation from the European Union in Sierra Leone. The meeting included the two deputy ministers of the Ministry Jeneba Bangura...
A delegation from South Sudan has completed a Study tour on Sierra Leone’s Public Financial Management and Human Resource systems and reforms. The delegation was headed by the Director General of Human...
The International Monetary Fund has sanctioned the Eighth and Final Review of the Extended Credit Facility Programme, facilitating the immediate disbursement of $20.7 million for Sierra Leone. The press...
The forthcoming 2024 Finance Act in Sierra Leone has stirred unease among citizens, primarily due to the proposed surge in taxes on vital commodities, notably rice, cooking gas, cement, and iron rods....
Sierra Leone's finance minister, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, while presenting the 2024 budget in parliament, announced a two-pronged initiative to strengthen the teaching workforce. A significant recruitment...
The Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, has stated the 5% Import duty tax restored on imported rice in the 2024 Finance Act will not only raise revenue for the government but also protect...
In a recent investigation, Standard Times has uncovered that Sierra Leone is set to implement the lowest import duty on rice when the new Finance Act, 2024, takes effect in January. The move aims to curb...
Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura has projected that the total Interest debt service payments will amount to 4.1 billion in 2024. He made the statement in his recent Presentation...
In a pivotal moment during the reading of the 2024 budget within the esteemed walls of Parliament, the Finance Minister unveiled a significant initiative for the health sector. The Government of Sierra...
The Ministry of Finance has on the 8th November 2023 effected payments to local councils to support the operations of the free quality education school bus services for the first term of the 2023/2024...
