Economy & Business

Government of Sierra Leone used unpaid bills to offset higher than anticipated budget deficit – says IMF Report

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2012: President Koroma’s government has run out of cash. Bills and salaries remain unpaid, as it tries to honour its higher than expected spending budget. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) told reporters today, that; “The authorities agreed with the mission on the need to enhance fiscal [Read More]

Economy & Business

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): Reflecting on the first ten years

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 January 2012: The New Partnership for Africa’s development (NEPAD) is an African Union (AU) initiative established at a conference in Lusaka, Zambia in 2001, where African leaders affirmed a common vision and shared conviction, “to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, [Read More]