Economy & Business

Development finance institutions visit Sierra Leone to support private sector lending

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2024: Representatives from last year’s investment delegation of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have returned to Sierra Leone to support private sector lending. Building on the achievements of the 2023 investment delegation, the aim of the week-long visit is to support increased lending to Sierra Leone’s [Read More]

Economy & Business

World Bank Board approves $74 million to enhance climate-resilient transport and access to market infrastructure

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 June 2024: The World Bank Board last Wednesday, approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to enhance climate-resilient transport connectivity and agricultural market access in Sierra Leone. (Photo above: EU funded road network in Sierra Leone). The Sierra Leone Connectivity and Agricultural Market Infrastructure [Read More]

Politics & Law

ECOWAS and TradeMark Africa partner to boost trade efficiency and economic Prosperity

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2024: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) (www.TradeMarkAfrica.com) today inked a strategic collaboration geared towards improving trade facilitation, opening transportation corridors, and promoting economic integration within West Africa. The collaborative agreement aims to enhance the use of digital technologies [Read More]

Politics & Law

African nations urged to attract private sector collaboration to finance tertiary education

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2024: Experts attending an African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) High-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify efforts to attract private-sector financing to enhance tertiary education and equip the continent’s youth with competitive skills. During a panel discussion at the Bank’s 2024 Annual Meetings [Read More]