In a brewing energy crisis, Karpowership, the provider of 65MW of electricity to Sierra Leone's main grid, issued a 21-day written notice of disconnection to the government on November 17, 2023. According...
An optimism by some local contractors that the government would fulfill its firm vow of settling the huge chunk of verified arrears owed them before the end of December 2023 continues to be ruined even...
Sierra Leone's Finance Minister, Ahmad Fantamadi Bangura, has presented the government's budget and financial policies for the financial year 2024, projecting resilient growth but also highlighting several...
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....
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 visit to the Ministry of Finance, the United States (US) Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Bryan Hunt expresses America’s interest in seeing progress in the dialogue that has been set to take place between...
