Monrovia, Liberia - Fiscal and Monetary policy experts in the West African sub region will today in the auditorium of the Central Bank of Liberia, commence a nine-day intensive High-Level Statutory Conference aimed at finding workable solutions to the numerous economic challenges facing their embattled economies.

A high-level statutory conference of the Committees of the Ministers of Finance, Governors of Central Banks and the College of Supervisors of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) is slated to take pace in Monrovia from July 27-August 4, 2017.

The attention of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has been drawn to the Tuesday, July 18, 2017 edition of the FrontPage Africa Newspaper in which the paper erroneously reported a potential US$41 million dollars deficit for the just ended 2016/2017 fiscal year not on the basis of factual reporting but on account of “reliable or financial experts.

The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Boima S. Kamara along with other senior officials of the Ministry yesterday toured the ongoing upgrade and expansion work at the Roberts International Airport. The upgrade and expansion work covers the rebuilding of the New Terminal, the Rehabilitation of the Runway, Road Station, Parking lots, Sewage Treatment System, Electricity systems and other major key components at the Airport.

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) categorically and emphatically disassociates itself from statements made by Mr. Abraham Bernard Waritay, Director of Communications & External Affairs at MFDP to Front Page Africa and other media outlets relative to the Mohammed Sambollah saga. Mr. Waritay's statements do not represent MFDP's position on the matter.