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GST still a Hot Potato |
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Written by Silas Gbandia
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Monday, 01 March 2010 09:31 |
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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) still dominates discussions in market centers. A tin of Sardine sold for Le. 2,500 is now Le. 3,000. Palm oil locally produced is now almost Le. 2,000 per pint, which wasn’t the case in December 2009. Several other goods have experienced similar increase in prices. Even though it’s Herculean to determine the average percentage increase, the rise in prices (rightly or wrongly) has been blamed on the introduction of the GST.
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Looking South What Hope for Sierra Leone’s Development? |
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Written by Silas Gbandia
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Monday, 01 March 2010 09:24 |
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A shopping spree in the business centre of Freetown and market places across Sierra Leone will leave you mostly with “MADE IN CHINA” item(s). We eat rice produced mainly in China, India, Pakistan; ride on motorbikes Made in China; Freetown City Council cleaning the city with tricycles Made in China; buy drugs produced in India and China from pharmacies; hopefully, we would someday crowd our streets with used cars Made in China.
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IFC commits to doing more in Sierra Leone, opens new country office |
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Written by Mary Agboli in Freetown and Lucie Giraud in Washington D.C
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 14:08 |
Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 1, 2009—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today opened an office in Sierra Leone to expand support for the conflict-affected country’s economic recovery by helping improve the investment climate, strengthen the domestic financial sector, and increase private participation in infrastructure.
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IFC Vice President for Business Advisory Services to Visit Sierra Leone and Open Country Office |
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Written by Mary Agboli, IFC Media Advisory in Freetown
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:33 |
 Rachel Kyte, Vice President for Business Advisory Services and a member of IFC’s Management Group, will visit Sierra Leone from May 31 to June 2, 2009. Ms. Kyte is the most senior IFC official to visit Sierra Leone.
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The Sierra Leone Economy Without a Bank Governor |
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Written by Silas Gbandia
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 16:20 |
President Ernest Bai Koroma’s cabinet reshuffle has left the Central Bank of Sierra Leone without a Bank Governor for over two months. The president moved Dr. Samura Kamara, a highly respected financial expert and the Bank Governor, to become Minister of Finance and Economic Development without announcing any replacement during his cabinet reshuffle.
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