Category: Business & Finance

Freetown, 7th April 2026 — The Bank of Sierra Leone has kept its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 16.75 percent, following a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) chaired by Governor Dr. Ibrahim L. Stevens on March 26, 2026. The decision, approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors on March 27, comes as inflationary pressures mount at home and global economic conditions grow increasingly fragile.

Freetown, 31st March, 2026- Sierra Leone took a bold step toward cementing its role as a regional...

New York, March 26, 2026 — Sierra Leone’s Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Mrs. Jeneba J. Bangura, has taken center stage at the United Nations, leading a global push to integrate gender equality into tax systems.

New York, 16th March, 2026 – At a high‑level side event during the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Chair of the ECOWAS Ministers of Gender urged West African governments to dismantle financial obstacles that continue to hinder women’s participation in politics.