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European lenders criticised for bankrolling rubber industry deforestation in Africa

A new report warns European banks and tyre manufacturers are “propping up” widespread deforestation by rubber producers in West and Central Africa, sparking calls for the EU to introduce stricter due diligence...

ECOWAS delegation meets Deputy Finance Minister for Fiscal Affairs

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, met deputy finance minister for fiscal affairs Dr. Samora P.Z. Wolokolie to discuss the process leading...

Liberia, World Bank sign Project Valued US$40M

The Government of Liberia represented by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and the World Bank on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, signed a $40 million project known as the Liberia Urban...

Shedding light on Liberia’s human capital outcomes

Nobel-laureate economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee have recently expressed that, despite decades of intensive research, there is no silver bullet for promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth. However, the good news is that...

Int’l Journalists Engage Sen. Dillon on APM Terminal Concession

In an effort to get an indepth understanding of the impacts and performance of APM Terminal Liberia, a team of Investigative Journalists from Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday May 26, 2022 had an...

Pastor Arrested For US$100,000 Theft!

A Clergyman of Christ Embassy Church on Duport Road, identified as Abraham Benjamin, has been remanded to the Monrovia Central Prison by the Monrovia City Court for allegedly misusing his lover Christine...

LRA, NATIONAL RUBBER BROKERS AND FARMERS UNION SIGNS MOU

The Liberia Revenue Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Rubber Brokers and Farmers Union of Liberia (NARBFUL).

President Weah approves Rufus Darkortey’s Nomination to Serve as Executive Director at the African Development Bank

The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah recently approved the nomination of Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey to serve as Executive Director at the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire.