The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alpha Ibrahim Sesay, announced that Sierra Leone will begin the production of iron rods by December 2024, marking a significant step towards local manufacturing. During...
Sierra Leone’s Trade Minister, Alpha Sesay, revealed that only two million out of the country's eight million people have bank accounts, highlighting the low financial inclusion that is hurting the economy,...
In a significant economic boost for Sierra Leone, Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Alpha Sesay confirmed during the weekly press briefing that over ten factories have committed to investing a total...
Starting next month, November, the Ministry of Trade and the Standard Bureau will distribute standardized measuring cups to traders across Sierra Leone. These cups are intended for measuring sugar, rice,...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDA), held national consultation to review the Small Medium Enterprises Policy of 2014,...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and its partners team up to facilitate a two days workshop for the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC). The workshop that involved partners like the ECOWAS...
The recent collapse of a seven-story building in Shell, Kissy, resulting in the tragic loss of 15 lives, once again highlights the deep-rooted issues plaguing the construction sector in Freetown. President...
Another multi-story building collapsed on Monday along the busy Bai Bureh Road, Shell, killing several people. It was a four-story building with shops on the ground floor, all of which were occupied. Bompa...
U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Bryan Hunt, hosted a business luncheon at his South Ridge residence on Friday, September 13, with Sierra Leone's Minister of Trade and Industry, Alpah Ibrahim Sesay, as...
Deputy Minister of Trade, Fatmata Kargbo, has confirmed that the "SANCAREDCIE" provision shop located on Kroo Town Road will be closed for violating the country’s Trade Act. The shop...
