Extreme poverty in rural areas rose from 9% to 13%, although it remained unchanged nationally. A new World Bank report that assesses poverty trends, development, and drivers reveal. The December 2022...
The Deputy Commissioner, Anti-Corruption Commission Sierra Leone (ACC-SL) Augustine Foday Ngobie on Monday 19th December 2022, joined other stakeholders in the Social Protection sphere for a two-day engagement...
An additional 516,700 people in Sierra Leone will benefit from a $50 million International Development Association (IDA) additional financing approved Friday under the second phase of the West Africa regional...
57% of Sierra Leone’s population live in poverty, with the Northern Province experiencing the highest rate of poverty, according to new World Bank report. The new World Bank Sierra Leone Poverty Assessment...
The Minister of Information and Communications, Hon Mohamed Rahman Swaray has announced that Sierra Leone has met the conditions for an IDA $50 Million for a five years Digital Transformation Project in...
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs with support from the World Bank has launched a ten-day training for sector workers and public officers within the Tourism and Hospitality industry. The...
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has announced that it has yesterday, the 5th December, 2022, approved the second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF)- a...
Statistics Sierra Leone has started the Training of Trainers for the 2022 Census of Business Establishments (CBE), funded by the World Bank, which is set to commence across the country next week. The...
As part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, the World Bank Group is making up to $30 billion available over a period of 15 months in areas such as agriculture, nutrition,...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Women on Boards and in Business Leadership program, under the leadership of Loty Salazar, has come out with a recent publication comprising case studies that...
