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Finance Minister Ngafuan Urges Integrity and Action to Drive Liberia’s Development Ambitions

P. Vangerline KpotoeSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 2024

by P. Vangerline KpotoeSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 202400

Monrovia, Liberia: In a powerful address, newly appointed Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan emphasized the urgent need for collective action to meet the ambitions of...

Economy Finance Governance

Liberia’s Fiscal Woes Deepen: Government Struggles with Revenue Shortfalls and Budgetary Challenges in Quarter Two FY2024

Emmanuel Orlind CooperSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 2024

by Emmanuel Orlind CooperSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 202400

Monrovia, Liberia – The Government of Liberia’s recent financial report for the second quarter of FY2024 paints a troubling picture of the nation’s fiscal health....

Finance Legislative

Speaker Koffa Vows to Uncover Budget Manipulation as President Boakai Submits FY2024 Recast Budget

Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorAugust 16, 2024August 16, 2024

by Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorAugust 16, 2024August 16, 202400

President Joseph N. Boakai, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, has submitted the 2024 Draft Recast Budget to the House of Representatives, sparking...

Corruption Finance Global Trade Governance Human Interest

The Cost of Corruption: How African Leaders’ Misuse of Loans Plunges Nations into Debt and Poverty

Emmanuel Orlind CooperAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024

by Emmanuel Orlind CooperAugust 15, 2024August 15, 202400

African leaders, entrusted with the responsibility of borrowing funds to drive development and prosperity, often tell a story of progress and upliftment. However, the reality...

Economy Finance Governance

Samuel Tweah: President Weah’s Transparency Confirmed by GAC; Cash Balance Debate Resolved

Emmanuel Orlind CooperMarch 7, 2024March 7, 2024

by Emmanuel Orlind CooperMarch 7, 2024March 7, 20240253

In a recent turn of events, the controversy surrounding the reported cash balance in Liberia’s consolidated account has been laid to rest. According to former...

Finance Global Trade Press Release

Developing Countries Paid Record $443.5 Billion on Public Debt in 2022: Poorest countries face risk of debt crises as borrowing costs surge

PRESS RELEASEDecember 14, 2023December 14, 2023

by PRESS RELEASEDecember 14, 2023December 14, 20230141

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2023—Amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, developing countries spent a record $443.5 billion to service their external...

Finance

President Weah Signs into Law over $$782 Million Annual Budget

Lois PaybayeeApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023

by Lois PaybayeeApril 11, 2023April 11, 20230195

Liberia’s President George Manneh Weah, has signed into law the National Budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year following its passage into law by the National...

Finance Legislative

As the Fund Climaxes Special Training for LBO Technicians; Speaker Chambers, IMF Rep. Deliberate over Liberia’s Economy

Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorMarch 11, 2023March 11, 2023

by Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorMarch 11, 2023March 11, 20230167

The new IMF Country Director to Liberia paid a courtesy visit to House Speaker Bhofal Chambers to discuss a wide range of economic issues affecting...

Business Finance Global Trade

Weah Launches US$40m Investment, Finance & Trade Project Targeting the Private Sector

W. Roland JamesMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

by W. Roland JamesMarch 7, 2023March 7, 20230143

Oldest Congo Town, Monrovia: Liberia’s President, Dr. George Manneh Weah, on Tuesday, March 7th, constituted a vital finance and trade project geared towards making better...

Finance Politics Technology

NEC INFORMS HOR OF DELAY IN PROCURING BIOMETRIC VOTERS REGISTRATION EQUIPMENT

Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

by Robert Haynes, Guest ContributorFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 20230351

The Plenary of the Honorable House of Representatives- HOR has mandated its leadership committee to take seize of a notification from the National Elections Commission-...

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