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Bea Mountain & Liberia’s Emergence As Recognized Gold Producer

Bea Mountain Mining Corporation’s (BMMC) long running New Liberty project has moved from postwar promise to a major driver of Liberia’s economy after a...

Liberia Raises GST as It Prepares 18% VAT Rollout Amid Mineral Revenue Leakages

By Festus Poquie Liberia’s fiscal agencies said it will raise the standard goods and services tax (GST) rate to 13% from 12% effective May 1...

Liberia Overhauls Tax Oversight to Curb Evasion

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has signed into law the Act establishing the Liberian Institute of Tax Practitioners, a move that would fortify the nation's...

African Startup Funding Surges to $705M in First Quarter

African startups raised $705 million in the first three months of 2026, a 26.5% increase on the same period last year, according to new...

Underhand: How Liberia’s Gold & Iron Fuels Global Wins And Local Losses

By Festus Poquie On a humid morning in Godoma, a scrub of houses and corrugated roofs in Liberia’s western Gbarpolu County, children ran past a...

Liberia: Liberia’s $45 Million Supplementary Budget Omits Fuel, Food Subsidies

By Festus Poquie Liberia’s government proposed a US$45 million supplementary budget to the National Legislature on Monday that prioritizes health, education and infrastructure but conspicuously...

Liberia Pivot Toward Bullion Reserves As Central Bank Plans Buying Gold to Back Currency

By Festus Poquie The Central Bank of Liberia plans to build a gold reserves for the first time and has asked lawmakers for authority to...

Liberia: IFC Reports Progress on Salala Rubber Management Action Plan As Plantation Security Stabilizes

The International Finance Corporation said in a second management progress report released Feb. 6 that Salala Rubber Corporation has advanced implementation of a multiyear...

Liberia Fails to Report US$2.7B Mining Exports, Study Finds

By Varney Kamara Liberia’s mining sector failed to report US$2.7 billion in gold and iron ore exports between 2007 and 2023, likely due to underreporting and/or...

Liberia Set to Become Critical Minerals Export Hub Once National Rail Authority Gets Legal Status

Liberia could emerge as a key West African gateway for critical minerals bound for the U.S. and other global markets if lawmakers formalize a...

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