Monrovia, Liberia -The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has begun processing civil servants salaries for the Month of June 2020.

Dear Minister,  

On behalf of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency and the International Budget Partnership, we recognize the effort that Liberia has made to promote budget transparency. Although this work has sometimes not yielded the expected results and inevitably challenges remain, we know that your leadership has always strongly advanced the disclosure of information on the use of public resources and the expansion of the possibilities for public participation in the budget process. In the 2019 edition of IBP’s Open Budget Survey, Liberia had a 6% increase compared to the 2017 results (link).

The Executive Board of the IMF at a meeting on Friday, June 5, 2020, approved the disbursement of SDR 36.2 million equivalents to US$ 50million or 14 percent of quota under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to Liberia to help address the emergency financing needs stemming from the COVID 19 pandemic.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning announces with immediate effect the resumption of the processing of Investment Incentives Certificates in consonance with Section 16 of the Liberia Revenue Code.

Monrovia, Liberia - The government of Liberia has commenced the regular publication of revenue and expenditure reports of the various spending entities in an effort to further enhance its commitment to transparency and accountability. Under the new measure, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning will post weekly fiscal reports to its website (www.mfdp.gov.lr).

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and USAID, on Friday May 22, 2020, signed Six Hundred-forty million United States Dollars ($640M), Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG).

I will like to extend my warmest wishes to Muslims in Liberia and around the world celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr.

As you mark the end of Ramadan, it marks a new beginning for all Muslims and a reason to celebrate.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia, represented by Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr., and the European Union Head of Delegation Ambassador Helene Cave on Friday May 22, signed two financing agreements totaling US$ 59 million.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia, and the European Union will on Friday May 22, sign two financing agreements.

Honorable Samuel D.Tweah Jr., Minister of Finance and Development Planning and the National Authorizing Officer Republic of Liberia will sign for the Government of Liberia, while Ambassador and Head of Delegation Madam Helene Cave will sign for the European Union.

Public Financial Management Unit (PFMU): is tasked with providing centralized financial management functions for donor-funded projects in Liberia. The Unit receives payment requests from the Project Implementation Units (PIUs) and processes those payments on behalf of the implementation units.

The PFMU primarily carry out disbursement of donors funds in accordance with donor procedures and report accordingly

Mobile Money Unit (MMU): is responsible for digital money storage, payments, and transfers of the government. The unit creates awareness and enrollment for civil servants and presidential appointees on the GoL mobile money platform.

The unit intends to drive the Liberian economy from cash-based to a cashless economy using the mobile money platform.

Technical Services Unit (TSU): is responsible for advising the CAG on all technical fiscal related matters, provides training, and assigned comptrollers across line ministries and agencies. The unit also ensures GoL compliance with the implementation of the Treasury Single Account Reform and advises on GoL’s liquidity position.

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The Comptroller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) was established in March 2020 with the passage of the Amended and Restated PFM Act (2019), which was signed by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah. This critical reform, which has been in the making for years, was done under the Donor Supported Public Financial Management Reforms Initiative of the Government of Liberia (GoL).

The Department is responsible for government accounting and treasury functions in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act and Regulations (2009), along with its Amendment and Restatement (2019), and other enactments required by law. The CAGD is responsible for initiating, formulating, and coordinating policy for the management of public funds and assets. The Department receives, pays, safeguards, and reports on the receipt and usage of all public funds on behalf of the government.

The Comptroller and Accountant General (CAG) heads the Department and reports to the Minister of Finance. The CAG advises ministries and agencies to ensure the effective implementation of accounting instructions. In line with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) and with a consultation with the Auditor-General, the Department produces treasury and accounting instructions outlining the basis, policies, classification systems, chart of accounts, and the reporting format to be used in accounting for public funds by all government institutions. The Department is also responsible for producing quarterly and annual reports on consolidated fund accounts, annual government agency accounts, and annual public accounts for the attention of the Minister of Finance and Auditor-General.

For performing the above functions, the Comptroller and Accountant General’s Department consists of the following units :1. Accounting Services Unit (ASU)2. Treasury Services Unit (TSU3. Financial Reporting and Reconciliation Unit (FRRU)4. Technical Services Unit (TU)5. Physical Audit Unit (PAU)6. Inspectorate Unit (IU)7. Mobile Money Unit (MMU)8. IFMIS Unit (IFMISU)9. Public Financial Management Unit (PFMU)

Monrovia, Liberia - Hon. Minister Samuel D. Tweah,Jr. as you celebrate another birth Anniversary on today, May 6, the Deputy and Assistant Ministers, Directors and Staff of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia has commenced the first phase of the payment of retirement handshake packages to retired civil servants, who served in Montserrado and Margibi Counties, at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, Monrovia, under strict social distancing and other health guidelines for the prevention of transmission of COVID-19.

Monrovia, Liberia - Today, as the holy month of Ramadan commences, I pray that those who are observing this sacred time find comfort and reassurance in their faith. On behalf of the MFDP, I wish you the opportunity to renew and strengthen your faith through rigorous fasting, devout prayer, and reflective meditation, reading the Quran, and charitable deeds. May it bring us good health, prosperity, and peace during this period of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ramadan Kareem

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia wishes to formally announce that since February 2020, approximately 2,154 employees from 14 entities of the Government of Liberia (GoL) were retired after reaching the age of retirement, consistent with the New Social Security Law of 2017. A program to honor the retired employees was planned for early April 2020 but had to be canceled due to the prevailing health emergency in the country.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia has expressed profound gratitude to the International Monetary Fund for the debt service relief provided her.

- As Agriculture Minister Lauds the Wisdom and Commitment of Min. Tweah

The Government of Liberia and Afriland Bank have signed a Cash Collateral Guarantee Agreement valued at US$ 700,000, to enhance rice production, processing, and distribution to ensure food security in the country.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia's Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has disclosed that the World Bank is expected to provide US$15 million under contingency fund to aid Liberia in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and World Bank have signed a financing agreement totaling US$ 40 million dollars as direct budgetary support for FY2019/2020.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr., on Friday, March 13, 2020, carried out an in-house touring of departments/units within the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia has issued administrative control measures intended to reduce growth in its wage bill, as well as to ensure efficiency in the allocation of the National Budget.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr, says the World Bank Sustainable Management of the Fisheries Project for Liberia (LSMF) will yield enormous economic benefits for the country in alignment with the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).

Monrovia, Liberia - On 4th March 2020, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr, Minister of Finance and Development Planning and APRM Focal Point, received a technical support mission on the APRM Liberia Process led by the APRM Continental Secretariat CEO, Prof.Eddy Maloka. The technical briefing which was requested by the Government of the Republic of Liberia was aimed at discussing the roadmap to the Peer Review of the Liberia Country Review Report by African Heads of State and Government.

Assistant Minister for Development Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Benedict Kolubah has presented the country’s report on ECOWAS Post Visioning and Consultation.

Hon. Orison M. Amu and Hon Samuel D. Tweah Jr signed Financing Agreement for Renewable Energy Electricity in Liberia .

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed Financing Agreements for two Projects valued over US$33 million. The two projects are the “Renewable Energy for Electrification of Liberia (REEL Project) and Support to Investment Promotion Agencies in Transition Countries”.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr, has assured Liberians that beginning this year (2020), the country will begin to experience recovery and prosperity. He also expressed optimism about increased prospects in the years ahead.

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning under the able leadership of Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. along with his team of Deputy and Assistant Ministers, as well as, the entire workforce of the Ministry conveys messages of best wishes during this Christmas Season and a prosperous 2020 to H.E President George M. Weah, Vice President Hon. Jewel Howard-Taylor, the First Lady Madam Clar M. Weah, members of the Cabinet, the Speaker, the Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Members of the 54th National Legislature, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and every Liberian citizen and foreign nationals across the length and breadth of the country.

I extend profound thanks and appreciation to the newly elected leadership of the Press Union of Liberia for selecting me to be the keynote speaker at this Induction ceremony. Delivering a speech at a PUL event has to be a very difficult and delicate business, if only because you have almost the entire media in rapt attendance. You’ve got to be careful about what you say during these occasions!

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Saturday, December 14, 2019, climaxed six days of training for nineteen Civil Society Organizations in Public Financial Management.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its national office in Liberia, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has climaxed two days of National Stakeholders Consultations on ECOWAS post-2020 vision in Devos Village, Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County.

On December 11, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a four-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Liberia in an amount equivalent to SDR 155 million (60 percent of quota or about US$ 213.6 million) to help the country restore macroeconomic stability, provide a foundation for sustainable growth, and addressing weaknesses in governance.

Liberia delegation at the summit

Hon. Augustus J. Flomo, Deputy Minister for Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning believes that the agriculture value chain will enhance job creation, economic expansion, as well as ensuring the domestic revenue capacity of each country.

Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr. marking remark at the Launch ceremony.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has underscored the importance of public financial management reforms in enhancing accountability and transparency in the governance structure of Liberia.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and the International Bank for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the World Bank, Thursday, November 21, 2019, signed a $23 million United States Dollars Financing Agreement to boost cocoa production in the country.

Monrovia, Liberia - About twenty women from Lofa, Gbarpolu, Margibi, Nimba, Montserrado, Bong and Grand Bassa Counties on Thursday, November 14, 2019, are benefitting from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Phase Two training in Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment (WEE). The training is initiated by the Liberia Macro-Economic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.

The administration of the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning wishes to inform all vendors of government that as of December 15, 2019, all payments will be made via Mobile Money.

Monrovia, Liberia - Hon. Tanneh G. Brunson, Liberia’s Deputy Minister for Budget and Development Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has expressed gratitude to European Union, Swedish Government and UN Women for their support through the Spotlight Initiative Project to the country’s Gender Response Planning Budgeting and Coordination Unit (GRPB).

Honorable Samora P.Z. Wolokolie,

Monrovia, Liberia - Honorable Samora P.Z. Wolokolie, Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has said the Government of President Dr. George M. Weah is fully committed to improving the lives of Liberian Youth under the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) reminds all civil servants and employees across the Government of Liberia, that the National Identification Number is a mandatory requirement for receiving compensation from the Government.

Washington DC, U.S.A - The Government of Liberia has signed two financing agreements for the reconstruction of the Ganta-Tappita highway, and the Konia-Voinjama highway projects.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia has brought up to date the salaries of 15,000 public school teachers with bank account numbers and unique biometric identification numbers issued by the National Identification Registry.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning clarifies that the government has already paid the salaries of fifteen thousand (15,000) non-MCSS teachers for the month of August, and is now processing their September pay.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., has encouraged government’s officials and institutions to collectively own the upcoming 2021 National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) process.

The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., Deputy & Assistant Ministers and Employees extend sincere best wishes to his Excellency Dr, George Manneh Weah, on the occasion marking his 53rd Birth Anniversary.

Monrovia, Liberia - Contrary to reports from certain media outlets, AMP Terminals Liberia Ltd. has informed the Government that its charges have not been raised.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning announces that United States Dollars and Liberian Dollars checks for employees of John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital have been issued for disbursement.

Buchanan, Grand Bassa County - The Government of Liberia with support from the African Development Bank Country office, concluded two days of financial reporting training in International Public Sector Accounting Standard for Comptrollers and Accountants across government spending entities in the country in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr., says the Public Financial Management program of the country is on the right path. Minister Tweah made the disclosure at the signing of the Financing Agreement of the Public Financial Management Reform for Institution Strengthening Project (PFMRISP), held Wednesday, August 28, 2019 between the Government of Liberia and the World Bank.

The PFMRIS Project is financed through an International Development Association grant of US$19million equivalent.

The five-year Project was formally approved by the World Bank Board on July 16, 2019. According to the Agreement, the PFMRISP has five components, which include: Enhancing Domestic Resources Mobilization Sources and Systems, Stabilizing and Strengthening Financial Controls and Performance, as well as Improving Oversight and Public Sector Capacity. Other components of the Project are Improving Upstream and Downstream PFM Systems, and Project Management.

Hon. Tweah told the gathering that two effective conditions set forth in the Financing Agreement have been fulfilled by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. He named the conditions as the setting up of a Project Management Unit and the preparation and adoption of the Project Implementation Manual.

The Finance Minister revealed that the Government of Liberia is making significant effort in fulfilling the disbursement conditions categories 2 and 4 of the Financing Agreement.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and the World Food Programme, Tuesday August 27, 2019 signed the World Food Programme’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for the period 2019 to 2023

Eid Al Adha Mubarak to all our Muslim brothers and sisters at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in commemorating the sacrifice made by Abraham in obedience to Allah's command.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning through its Department of Economic Management on Friday August 9, 2019 received 15 computers including computers tablets and printers from the African Development Bank (AFDB).

The Government of Liberia and the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development on Tuesday July 30, 2019, signed a loan agreement for the pavement of Liberia’s southeastern road. 

Ganta, Nimba County - A four-day result-based management, planning, monitoring and reporting training for Regional Development Officers and County Monitoring Officers climaxed Thursday, July 25, 2015 in Gompa City, Nimba County. 

The Minister, Deputy and Assistant Ministers and Staff of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning wish, on this festive occasion of the 172nd Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Liberia, to extend sincere Congratulations and Felicitations to His Excellency the President of Liberia, Dr. George Manneh Weah, the First Lady, Madam Clar M.Weah, the Vice President , Her Excellency Madam Jewel Howard Taylor, the Speaker and Members of the Honorable House of Representatives, the President Pro-Tempore and Members of the Senate, the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Liberia and the Judiciary, the Dean and Members of the Cabinet, the Chairpersons and members of the Boards of Directors of the State–Owned Enterprises and the entire people of the Republic of Liberia.

Hon. samuel D. Tweah Jr. sign IDA Grant agreement with Liberia World Bank Country Director Hon.Pierre Laporte

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia represented by Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr., and the World Bank thru its Liberia’s Country Director, Pierre Laporte, on Friday July 19, 2019, signed a grant financing agreement for Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Project.

Assistant Minister for Development Planning, Hon. Benedict Kolubah respond to Journalists at the Close of working session

Buchanan , Grand Bassa County - A four-days Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development Indicators and Data collection Tools validation workshop climaxed Friday, July 5, 2019, in Buchanan City Grand Bassa County.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Non-State Actor (NSA) Secretariat at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has donated twenty-five (25) laptops to some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the country’s Public Financial Management.

Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr. shake hand with Mika Saito-Deputy Division Chief Western II Division of IMF

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr., has assured delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that the Government of Liberia is committed to credible budget execution during fiscal year 2019/2020.

Minister Tweah speaking at the 22nd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of West Africa

Harbel, Margibi County - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah Jr., says sustainability in Africa’s agriculture sector is critical for economic growth and development. He said huge investment in agriculture and infrastructure are cardinal in sustaining economic growth.

Kuwaiti Fund for ARAB Economic Development and the Government of Liberia Signing a Loan Agreement

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed another loan agreement in the amount of Six Million Kuwaiti dena (KWD 6,000,000.00), approximately Twenty-million United States dollars (US$20,000.000.00).

My Fellow Citizens,

On January 22, 2018 you entrusted me with the responsibility of leading the effort to build a capable state that is united in purpose and filled with hope and prosperity. This ushered in the first generational change in national leadership through the popular vote since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951. I will remain eternally grateful for this sacred trust and will, to the best of my ability and with the help of God, strive to change the narrative on Liberia and bring about a more stable, prosperous, and democratic state.

Monrovia, Liberia - The attention of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) is drawn to erroneous reports being circulated in certain quarters that the Ministry has disrespected the Honourable Supreme Court of Liberia by ignoring its orders to lift the recent access restriction placed on the accounts of the Liberia National Lotteries (LNL) by the ministry.

Monrovia, Liberia - The European Union has provided initial funding of EUR 6 million (USD 6.87 m) to help Liberia pave the road connection from Sanniquelle to Loguato with asphalt. The EU regional envelope for West Africa also allocated EUR 14.2 million to this project. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is expected to contribute EUR 17 million.

Fourth Quarter Public Debt Report FY2017/18

Third Quarter Public Debt Report FY2017/18

Third Quarter Public Debt Report FY2017/18

Third Quarter Public Debt Report FY2017/18

July Monthly Debt Bulletin

Monrovia, Liberia - After a series of reviews and a National Validation of the PAPD by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), His Excellency President George Manneh Weah will on Saturday, October 27, 2018 launch the National Development Plan of the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development to be held at the United Methodist Hall in Ganta City, Nimba County under the Theme: “Unveiling of an Integrated five years Medium-Term National Development Plan towards Accelerated, Inclusive and Sustainable Development”.

PRO-POOR AGENDA FOR PROSPERITY & DEVELOPMENT (PAPD)
A FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
TOWARDS ACCELERATED, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(July 2018 – June 2023)

Acknowledgment from the Minister of Finance and Development Planning

I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. George Manneh Weah, the Vice President, H.E. Jewel Howard-Taylor, and the Cabinet, the Liberian National Legislature, and the Judiciary for your guidance and motivation in driving the formulation of the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD). I am also grateful to other heads of the institution, autonomous agencies, county superintendents and various stakeholders for your support in organizing the technical sessions and mobilizing participants to contribute to the formulation of this document.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Liberian Delegation to the 2018 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings held in Bali, Indonesia returns to Liberia after scoring big successes at the Meetings. The Delegation was headed by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning and comprised the Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, the Minister of Public Works, the President of the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment and the Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority, as well as respective deputies and technicians.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia’s Mobile Money Payment System being rolled out to spending entities is an innovate scheme intended to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency in delivering the pay of government’s workers.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs and Acting Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Samora P. Z. Wolokolie has assured that challenges facing visually impaired person s across the country will get “due relevance and attention” from the government of President George M. Weah.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) at the Ministry of Finance and  - Development Planning with support from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has certificated a total of fifty-four (54) staff  employees from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services(LISGIS), Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) after successfully conducting the 2nd Phase of its capacity building training program.

Consultancy for the Support of Capacity Building in the Liberian Microfinance Sector

Capacity Building & Training Officer - PFM Reform Coordination Unit

Employee Handbook

Summary of Budget Preparation Calendar FY-2019/20

Monrovia, Liberia – The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 signed on behalf of the Government of Liberia the Loan and Grant Agreements with the AfDB totaling US $41.58 Million for the Second Phase of the Mano River Union Road Development and Transport Facilitation Programme which would improve roads connectivity in Liberia and facilitate transport between Liberia and its MRU neighbors as well as promote regional integration.

Monrovia, Liberia - With support from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has successfully completed three days events for the empowerment of Liberian Women in agriculture and women entrepreneurs. The three days event included a one-day Policy Advocacy Forum and two days leadership training for women agriculture cooperatives and women entrepreneurs. According to ACBF, the objective of the events is to promote sustainable agriculture in Africa with women at the forefront of the project: Empowerment of Women in Agriculture (EWA). The events are piloted in three African countries; Liberia, Rwanda, and Malawi.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be signing on Thursday, September 27, 2018, a multi-donor road project agreement amounting to US$87.87 million.

Consultancy to Conduct Audits of Companies Operating the Natural Resource Sector of Liberia

Monrovia, September 21, 2017 (MFDP) - A three -day training workshop for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is scheduled to be held from September 25 to 27, 2018 at the port city of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.

Project Management

Deputy Project Management

Financial Management Specialist

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has conducted a three-day Pro-poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD) Technical Review Workshop under the Theme: Development of an Integrated Medium-term National Development Plan, the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD) towards Accelerated, Inclusive and Sustainable Development.

Consultancy to Review Financial Statements of the Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project Phase II (IPFMRPII)

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has clarified that it has in no way violated the Revised Travel Ordinance of 2016/2017 on the Finance Minister’s official trip to China as reported in the Thursday, September 6, 2018 edition of the FrontPage Africa Newspaper under the caption “Liberia: ‘Pro-Poor Gov’t Minister Pays US$16K to Upgrade from Business to First Class for Beijing”.

REOI Provision of Legal Collection Services

Public Account Specialist - Public Accounting Framework, Public Account Specialist-Debt Management, Public Account Specialist-Legal Framework of Public Finance, Project Promotion Specialist and Project Preparation Specialist

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance & Development Planning as part of decentralization program in the Pro-Poor Agenda has enhanced fiscal decentralization by ensuring that additional spending entities will now perform their transactions in their respective counties of operations. The new fiscal decentralization measure means that these entities will no more come to Monrovia to do any fiscal and budgetary transactions.

Monrovia, Liberia -  Liberia has been designated to host another session of the delocalized ECOWAS Parliament Meeting in Monrovia from 27th to 31st August 2018. In April 2017, a similar parliamentary event was held here from 10th to 14th April. In preparation for the holding of the event, a high powered ECOWAS Technical delegation is expected to arrive in Monrovia on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018.

3rd Quarter Fiscal Outturn FY2017/18

2nd Quarter Fiscal Outturn FY2017/18

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IFB for Procurement of Air Tickets

IFB for Stationery  Office Supplies

Cleaning Materials

Monrovia, Liberia - The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. on behalf of the Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank Country Manager Mr. Orison M. Amu have signed US$10 M as budget support to the Government of Liberia in order to meet its balance of payments obligations, as well as driving the objectives of the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD).

Monrovia, Liberia - It is a great pleasure to extend my best wishes on the occasion of Eid Ul Adha to all Muslims and congratulate everyone who has performed the Hajj this year.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with support from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has completed circle one of its capacity building training program. The first circle training, which lasted over the period of three weeks, focused on the usage of MS-Word for report writing and Ms. Excel for data calculation and analysis attracted trainees and employees from different departments and units of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.

To Stimulate Growth of Intellectual Excellence at Nation’s Highest Institute of Learning
Monrovia, Liberia - Finance and Development Planning, Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., has expressed the need for the re-birth of intellectual excellence at the country’s highest institution of learning, the University of Liberia.

National Budget FY 2018/19

Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Management Augustus J. Flomo has expressed the need for China to transfer its knowledge and skills in helping Africa to alleviate poverty, as the continent make efforts to achieve the SDG Pillar I by 2030.

Buchanan, Grand Bassa - The Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Eligibility Team has held a two-day retreat in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County from August 10-11 in order to engage in participatory strategic planning involving members of the MCC Compact Eligibility Indicator Technical Working Group to review the FY17-18 Indicator Performance Plans and develop strategies for the FY18-19 MCC Compact eligibility program activities.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and MBH limited have signed an agreement valued at US $18.5 million Euros, amounting to US$ 21.5 million for Lot 1 of the Consolidation of Monrovia Electricity Transmission Project.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with support from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and the African Capacity-Building Foundation (ACBF) will shortly provide capacity-building training for 60 Liberian women entrepreneurs and women in agriculture from September 19th to 21st, 2018.

Grant Coordinator 

Program Officer, Finance Officer, Accountant, Compliance Officer, Public Relations Consultant and Administrative Assistant (National Road Fund office)

Renewing the Ambition that Drove Our Nation’s Founding an Oration Delivered By Samuel D. Tweah, Jr on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Seventy-First Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Liberia.

Address by Honourable Augustus J. Flomo Minister for Economic Management: "Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development, Convening Under The Auspices of the Economic and Social Council"

Monrovia, Liberia - The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. on behalf of the Government of Liberia and the French Ambassador Terrence Wills along with the Director of the French Development Agency Bruno Leclerc both representing the French government have signed a 5 million Euros financing agreement that will provide budget support to Liberia.

Ministry of Finance & Development Planning 2016 Annual Report

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has reaffirmed its support to the rebuilding process of Liberia under the current leadership of President George Manneh Weah. Making the promise during a side meeting with Liberian delegation at the 27th Annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the ACBF held in the Cameroon Capitol of Yaoundé, the ACBF’s Executive Secretary, Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie expressed his gratitude to the people of Liberia for the orderly and peaceful 2017 elections, which ushered in the democratic regime of H.E. George Manneh Weah.

THIS is A REMINDER for all Government Ministries and Spending Entities that have not submitted their entities’ payroll for the month of July 2018 to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning to do so on or before close of Day on Sunday , July 22, 2018.

Assignment Title: An Agricultural Sector Expert to Strengthen the Capacity of the LRA’s Natural Resources Tax Section  

Monrovia, Liberia - In its continuous effort aimed at supporting human capacity development in the country, the Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has contributed more than LD$2 million to support financial aid schemes of the University of Liberia Student Union ULSU and other campus-based organizations at the state-owned University of Liberia for the ensuing semester of academic year 2018/2019.

Buchanan, Grand Bassa - The Government of Liberia through the Office of the Comptroller and Accountant General of the Republic of Liberia with support from the African Development Bank (AFDB) has conducted a three-day workshop aimed at improving the preparation of IPSAS compliant financial reporting for all spending entities.

Transitional Turnover Note Ministry of Finance & Development Planning

FY2017/2018 Quarter I Development Assistance Report

Monrovia, Liberia - In its bid to enhance the assessment and analysis of the economy, as well as the quality of economic forecasting to adequately inform fiscal policies, and in order to continue to improve the technical capacities of technicians at the Ministry, The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Monday, July 3, 2018, officially dedicated its first-ever economic forecasting and training lab with support provided by the African Capacity Building Foundation.

RCU Quarterly Newsletter for Publication

Monrovia, June 29, 2018 - The World Bank Group Executive Director for Liberia, Mr. Andrew N. Bvumbe, arrives in Liberia on Saturday, June 30, for a five-day official visit. During this visit, he will be discussing opportunities to promote growth, value additions and economic diversification. The Executive Director will visit project sites.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia and World Bank have signed a grant agreement totaling US$11.07 million.
According to the Grant Agreement, the Grant will provide a four-year support to Liberia’s Getting to Best in Education Project and will specifically aim at improving equitable access to Early Childhood Education (ECE), teachers’ quality in ECE and primary education, as well as, strengthening national school accountability systems.

Database Design And Development Consultant

Recruitment of A Policy Analyst

Recruitment of A Natural Resource Management Consultant

The Senior Management Team Headed by Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. and Employees of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning  wish all our Muslim Brothers and Sisters A Happy Ramadan.

Paris, France - The Honorable Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. has emphasized that in the light of the country’s ambitious Pro-Poor Development Agenda, domestic resource mobilization is critical to Liberia’s debt sustainability.

Let me on behalf of President George Manneh Weah and the Government and People of Liberia thank the Member States of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, of the Council of Europe as well as the Coordinating Body of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters for the invitation extended to Liberia to accede to the Convention. Liberia’s signing this Convention confirms the country’s robust commitment to international cooperation on a variety of fronts. Considering that Liberia is already a member of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, it comes as no surprise that we signing this Convention.

Custom Harmonized System and Customs Common External Tariff Schedules (CET) 2018

Request for Expressions of Interest(Consulting Services – Individual Selection): Assessment of the IFMIS Infrastructure

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) along with its partner, UNICEF, is seeking inclusive ideas on the formulation of His Excellency President George Manneh Weah’s Pro-poor Agenda for Development and Prosperity.

Accra, Ghana - The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, with support from the Liberia Embassy in Ghana, through its Ambassador, H.E. Genevieve A. Kennedy, has conducted a two-day Diaspora Consultative Meeting with Liberians at the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Accra, Ghana, and also with Liberian Business Entrepreneurs at the Liberia Embassy in Accra.

Consultancy for the Support of Capacity Building in the Liberian Microfinance Sector

Final Budget Framework Paper FY18/19

FY2017/18 Third Quarter PFM Progress Report

Approved Recast National Budget FY2017/2018

GoL Financial Statement 2016/2017

2nd Quarter Public Debt Management Report FY 2017/18

Fiscal Outturn Report for the Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2017/2018

The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Governance Commission with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is conducting nationwide national development planning regional consultations towards formulating the “Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development” (PAPD).

On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the European Union Cooperation with Liberia expanded to additional areas of partnership as new programmes were launched for education and civil society for a combined value of EUR 24 million (USD 29 million).

Download Draft National Budget FY18/19

Title of Bid: Supply and Delivery of ESET Endpoint Security/ ESET Endpoint Antivirus Contract Identification No: IFB NO. MFDP/NCB/005/18-19

Monrovia, Liberia - Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr at the head of the Liberian delegation at last month’s IMF/WB Springs Meeting in Washington DC, USA from April 16-22 has secured the renewed commitment of USD 210 million from the World Bank Group to support government’s pro-poor development agenda.

National Consultation on the  Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD): Engaging Liberians for a Transformative Future Download

Monrovia, Liberia - The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Monday April 23, 2018 launched the National Development Sectorial Consultations towards Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PADA). The consultations are scheduled to take place from April 23-27, 2018 at the Paynesville Town Hall in Paynesville City under the theme ‘’Promoting a Participatory Development Planning Process ‘’.

Monrovia, Liberia - Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel Tweah and a delegation of government officials, on Sunday, April 15, held a town hall consultation on the government's pro-poor agenda with Liberians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States of America.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. Wednesday April 11, held meetings at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with the leadership and cross section of the membership of the business community with the aim of identifying general and specific challenges confronting the business environment in the country and exchanging ideas and suggestions to resolve them in order to improve the economic conditions of the Liberian people. 

Monrovia, Liberia - The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah has disclosed that the Government of Liberia will seek a robust partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the President’s pro-poor vision delivered as soon as possible to impact the lives of Liberians across the country.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s President H.E George M. Weah has instructed that civil servants receive their monthly salaries not later than the 25th of every month, according to Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah.

Monrovia, Liberia - The new Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has begun to effectively execute her responsibilities kicking the ball rolling with some very worthwhile administrative engagements on Fri day, March 16. 

Proposal for Recast of National Budget for Fiscal Year 2017/2018

Resident Advisor for National Accounts

Monrovia, Liberia - A seven-man IMF Article Four Consultation Team is in the country to hold series of discussions and technical meetings with various stakeholders, including authorities at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, as a way of assessing the status of the country’s economy.

Monrovia, Liberia -ECOWAS National Office at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in partnership with the ECOWAS Volunteers program on Monday, February 19, 2018 inducted twenty (20) volunteers from Ghana, Benin, Sierra Leone and Nigeria at a welcoming and induction ceremony held at the Cecil Dennis Hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The volunteers are mainly young specialists in various fields of human endeavors supporting a regional initiative to strengthen peace-building, national reconstruction and enhance development in Liberia.

Monrovia, Liberia - Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, has identified youth development, education, health, private sector development and technical support to domestic revenue generation, as key priorities of the new government, in its short-term delivery plans.

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Samuel D. Tweah, Jr, has called on employees of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) to build on the gains plus the gaps of the past administration in order to deliver and promote the Pro-Poor Agenda of His Excellency President George Manneh Weah, that will impact the lives of the ordinary Liberians across the length and breadth of the country.

Monrovia, Liberia - The World Bank has provided its first development support to the new Government of Liberia headed by His Excellency President George M. Weah with the signing of an IDA Grant Agreement amounting to US$ 24.7million between the Bank and the Liberian Government. Finance and Development Planning Minister Hon. Samuel D. Tweah signed on behalf of the Government of Liberia, while World Bank’s Group Country Director for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Mr. Henry G. R. Karali signed on behalf of the Bank.

Debt Management Report First Quarter FY 2017/18 July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017

Financial Statement of the Consolidated Fund Account Fiscal Year 2016/2017

Senior Data Base Administrator (DBA)

Request for Bids - Refurbishment of the IFMIS Main Data Center

Request for Bids - Procurement of Hardware, Data Storage and Network Devices for Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA)

Public Expenditure Tracking Survey - Agriculture and Security Sectors

Final Report on Baseline Indicators for Key Sector Plans, AfT-II, SDGs G7+ and Agenda 2063

REOI Financial Analyst

REOI Assets Verificaton & Valuation Registry

Annual Public Debt Report Fiscal Year [1st July 2016- 30th Jun 2017]

Monrovia, Liberia - In a collaborative effort to promote non-violence and a conflict-free elections, the ECOWAS National Office at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the National Elections Commission (NEC), as well as the Mano River Union, the Peace Building Office and the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals along with officials of the host counties will be hosting the second phase of civic education and voters awareness exercises from Thursday, December 21-24 2017 in Grand Cape-Mount and Bomi Counties.

National Counterpart to the International ITAS Advisor

Senior Data Base Administrator (DBA)

State-Owned Enterprises FY2016/2017 Consolidated Annual Financial Performance Report

State-Owned Enterprises FY2016/2017 Quarter Three Consolidated Financial Performance Report

National Counterpart to the International ITAS Advisor

Summary Budget Preparation Calendar FY2018/19

Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Boima S. Kamara has underscored the economic benefits the nation stands to accrue from the sustainable management of the country’s forest resources. Minister Kamara said that proper management of the country’s forest resources would provide significant boost to the country’s economic development.

Monrovia, Liberia - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed ten laptops to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning to enhance capacity building of the Revenue and Tax Policy Division.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in collaboration with the Central Bank, and Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 launched post-Ebola Reconstruction Project for Micro, Small and Medium businesses across the country under the theme “Access to Affordable Domestic Finance for MSMEs in Liberia”. The event brought together business owners, government officials and development partners.

The public is hereby informed that the Government of Liberia has signed an agreement for a grant of US$ 4,800,000 (four million eight hundred thousand USD) from the World Bank for the purpose of financing the MSME Rural Finance Post Ebola Reconstruction Project. Said Project will provide Partial Credit Guarantees (PCGs) and lines of credits for on-lending to Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) to support MSME sub-loans to eligible MSMEs particularly in agriculture, agro-processing and manufacturing sectors for the carrying out of sub – projects.

Project Preparatory Advance (IPFMRP II) FY2017/18 First Quarter PFM Progress Report

Public Financial Management Reform Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2020

REOI Maintenance of Battery Bank and Inverter System for IFMIS Data Center and JFK Premises

REOI Maintenance of IFMIS WiMax

REOI Maintenance of Battery Bank and Inverter System for IFMIS Data Center and JFK Premises

FY2016/2017 Annual Financial Statement of the Consolidated Fund Account

Monrovia, Liberia - A joint-mission comprising representatives of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has ended a three-day visit to the country during which discussions were held with the relevant authorities in Liberia and an agreement reached after series of technical meetings to propose a revised financing arrangement for each contributing donor.

Administrative Regulation:No.1.17-1 - Surcharge on Flour, Biscuits, Bread, Confectionery, Wire Nail, Plastic Ware, Foam Products, Mineral Water, Candles, Cement etc

Monrovia, Liberia - In a collaborative effort to promote non-violence and a conflict-free elections, the ECOWAS National Office at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the National Elections Commission (NEC), as well as the Mano River Union, the Peace Building Office and the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals along with officials of the host county will be hosting the second phase of civic education and voters awareness exercises on Monday, November 6, 2017 in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) On Tuesday October 31, 2017 contributed LD 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Liberian Dollars) as support to providing tuition aid/scholarships to about seventeen thousand students of the University of Liberia who feared being dropped out for the First Semester of Academic Year 2017/2018.

FY2016/2017 Annual Development Assistance Report