Economy & Business

MCC, Sierra Leone sign $480 million Compact to provide affordable access to electricity

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 September 2024: After much debate as to whether the US government can entrust the Bio-led government of Sierra  Leone with a $480 million compact, aimed at developing the country’s electricity infrastructure, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) yesterday announced that, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alice Albright [Read More]

Economy & Business

OECD report on international biodiversity finance shows progress but also raises concerns

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last week released its annual report of the main trends in international biodiversity finance. The report measures contributions towards the finance target 19(a) of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which calls for developed countries to [Read More]