News Sierra Leone: Orange Rolls Out Virtual Mastercard in Sierra Leone to Expand Digital Payments
Orange launches virtual payment card linked to mobile wallets Tool aims to widen access to international online transactions Move reflects telecom shift toward fast-growing fintech services Telecom ...
News Sierra Leone: Africa: How a World Bank Program Is Turning Creativity Into Jobs for Women in Sierra Leone
Press Release - By pairing a Creative Economy Diagnostic with a women-focused accelerator, Sierra Leone's CreatiFi program is helping translate creative talent into an economic development catalyst.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable
Bankolay Theodore Turay receives funding from the DAAD with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) as part of the bilateral relationship between the Wits-TUB-UNILAG ...
News Sierra Leone: Coronavirus - Sierra Leone: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Approves US$143 Million Disbursement to Sierra Leone to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID 19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Sierra Leone’s economy, jeopardizing hard-won gains since the Ebola health crisis; The IMF approved the disbursement of US$143 million under the Rapid Credit Facility to support the authorities’ response to the pandemic; The Sierra Leonean authorities are taking decisive and welcome actions to contain the pandemic and its socio-economic impact. Read more.
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone – The unfinished business of the Agreement for National Unity
Concerns about the conduct of Sierra Leone’s 2023 elections have been widely discussed both locally and internationally. Several ...
News Sierra Leone: Elektro Uncovers Potential for Major Lithium Deposit in Sierra Leone
On May 25, Elektros Inc. (OTC:ELEK) announced significant advancements in its lithium expedition in Sierra Leone. Recent geological surveys by Elektros revealed lithium concentrations that exceed ...
News Sierra Leone: Can Sierra Leone keep its mothers alive?
It’s been a year since Trump’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in Freetown it’s the loss of UK funding that threatens to unravel years of steady progress to address maternal mortality
News Sierra Leone: The Fiscal Multiplier Effect: A Quantitative Analysis of Government Spending’s Impact on Economic Growth in Sierra Leone ()
This study quantifies and compares the macroeconomic effects of public consumption versus public investment in Sierra Leone, a fragile post-conflict economy facing severe fiscal constraints, where understanding the core drivers of growth is paramount. We employ the Structural Vector Autoregression (SVAR) approach, utilizing annual time series data from 2000 to 2024 to estimate the fiscal multipliers individually. Methodologically, this study contributes by estimating two separate SVAR models with different identification schemes, one for consumption and one for investment, implementing two separate theoretically grounded recursive identification schemes, arguing that recurrent consumption and discretionary capital expenditure differ fundamentally in both their policy response functions and information lags. Our findings revealed a remarkable counterintuitive ordering of fiscal impacts. Our estimations indicate that the peak multiplier for recurring public consumption expenditures is approximately 3.96, signifying a prevailing short-term aggregate demand-side effect, likely driven by an extreme liquidity challenge and a high marginal propensity to consume among households. In contrast, the peak multiplier for government investment is approximately 0.98; this serves as the fundamental puzzle of our study, suggesting that capital expenditure, on average, is unable to generate sufficient economic returns to offset its own investment cost. We conclude that consumption offers a powerful short-term fiscal stimulus and suggest that for Sierra Leone to adequately and efficiently realize all the gains identified, the relevant regulatory authorities must strengthen and improve the public investment management Public Investment Management (PIM) frameworks.
News Sierra Leone: UAE and Sierra Leone comprehensive partnership agreement opens new horizons for trade exchange, officials say
The United Arab Emirates has signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the Republic of Sierra Leone, marking a significant milestone in ...
News Sierra Leone: Elektros Unveils a Bold Strategic Growth Roadmap for Its Sierra Leone Lithium Operations
Joint Venture Structure and Regulatory Compliance SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2026 / On August 15, 2024, the Company executed a joint venture ground lease agreement for mineral rights within the Tinkoko Chiefdom of Bo District ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone jockey, trainer, odds and more to know about Kentucky Derby 2024 horse
This Saturday, May 4, will mark the 150th Kentucky Derby. With so many historic moments in the race's rearview mirror, the 150th winner will certainly leave a mark on the race as a whole. Sierra Leone ...
News Sierra Leone: Elektros Inc. Ignites Billionaire Interest with Breakthrough Lithium Discovery in Sierra Leone – The 'White Gold' Fueling the Future of Electric Vehicles
Elektros Inc.' s groundbreaking discovery aligns perfectly with Musk's vision of securing reliable, ethically sourced lithium to meet the surging global demand. A Historic Opportunity for Billionaires, Entrepreneurs, and Visionaries to Power the Future with Rare-Earth' White Gold'. SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL/ ACCESS Newswire/ May 26, 2025/ Elektros Inc., a...
News Sierra Leone: Elektros Outlines Strategic Objectives for its Lithium Operations
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / January 16, 2026 / Elektros Inc. (OTC PINK:ELEK), a developer of lithium mining operations in Sierra Leone, announces strategic objectives for its Sierra Leone Lithium mining project. Elektro, Inc. is ...
News Sierra Leone: Conservationists mobilize to save Sierra Leone national park and its chimpanzees
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Standing at an altitude of 1,945 meters (6,381 feet), Mount Bintumani is the highest peak of the Loma Mountains, which is the highest mountain range in Sierra Leone, and the tallest peak in West Africa. The area around Mount Bintumani was designated a non-hunting forest reserve in 1952 and became Loma Mountains […]
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s Economy Shows Resilience, Private Sector Reform Key to Sustained Growth and Jobs
Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3% in 2025 and reaching 4.6% by 2027, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update launched today in Freetown. This outlook is supported by expected improvements in agricultural productivity, expansion in the mining sector, and steady performance in services.
News Sierra Leone: 2026: Sierra Leone’s year of culture, creativity, amid ecotourism drive
Sierra Leone has declared 2026 as the Year of Culture and Creativity, building on the momentum of its 2025 Year of Ecotourism and…
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s unfinished Constitution and the cost of ignoring national wealth
Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution was drafted to dismantle the 1978 one-party state and restore multiparty constitutional rule. That ...
News Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n ̊ 950592). The funder played no ...
