The Government of Liberia through the Office of the National Authorizing Office, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning has kick-off a contract to put up additional transmissions and distribution lines intended to absorb more electricity to Monrovia from the Mount Coffee Hydro Dam.
The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Mr. Milton Weeks says global commodity price shock and the impact of a devastating Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are two major factors responsible for the dismal performance of the Liberian economy during 2016.
The 2017 Mid-Year statutory meetings of the West Africa Monetary Agency (WAMA) and the West Africa Monetary Institute (WAMI) got underway today in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, with invited delegates from the sub region in attendance.
The Director General of the West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), Mr. Momodou B. Saho, says the ongoing ECOWAS conference comes against the backdrop of slowdown in growth momentum in the sub region reflecting developments in the largest economy, Nigeria.
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.
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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.
Monrovia, Liberia - A two-day State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Annual Renewal Workshop gets underway from June 23 to June 24, 2017 in the port city of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.
The Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) , On Friday June 2, 2017 contributed L$1,0000,000 (One Million Liberian Dollars ) to raise the hope of hundreds of students of the University of Liberia who feared being dropout for the second semester of academic year 2016/2017.
Monrovia, Liberia – Tuesday May 30, 2017: The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Categorically Refutes the In Profile Daily Newspaper’s Publications of Thursday, May 25, 2017 And Monday, May 29, 2017 With Headlines: “Debt Payment Fraud” And “Finance In Huge Fraud”.
According to a Ministry of finance and Development Planning release, the signing of the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE2) Project will provide the needed opportunity for Liberia to operationalize lessons learned from the recent disease outbreak in Sinoe County.
Monrovia, Liberia - The Head of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie has reaffirmed the ACBF’s support to Liberia particularly focusing on empowering women in agriculture, supporting macroeconomic forecasting capacity of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and providing support for the revitalization of the Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) to become a robust and independent research think tank in Liberia.
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