Several contractors working for Western Cluster Liberia Ltd have appealed to the Liberian government to lift the recently imposed road user permit, which has halted the company's mining operations and left the contractors without work and pay for the past three months.
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has clarified that the Government of Liberia has not defaulted on its outstanding loan obligations to the International Development Association (IDA) including the World Bank, dispel recent media reports suggesting that Liberia was suspended from the World Bank due to overdue loans.
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has refuted allegations made by a Portuguese national, Joao Miquel Amaro Correia, claiming that the bank failed to transfer $10 million to him for a real estate development project in Liberia.
President Joseph Boakai is poised to appoint former Finance Minister Augustine Ngafuan as the new Minister of Finance and Development Planning, following the resignation of Boima Kamara in July, according to people familiar with the plan.
The acting board of commissioners at the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has signed its first regulations with the aim of opening the telecoms market.
Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the government said on Tuesday, as global public health authorities remain on alert for a new faster-spreading variant of the virus.
If oil disappeared tomorrow, there would be no more jet fuel, gasoline or diesel. Internal combustion engine automobiles, buses, trucks, lorries and coaches would be stranded. Airplanes powered by jet fuel would be grounded.
In a move to spur economic growth and protect local industries, President Joseph Boakai has signed Executive Order No. 135, extending the measures instituted under Executive Order No. 119 to safeguard and stimulate local manufacturing.
Central Bank of Liberia Acting Executive Governor Henry Saamoi outlined ambitious vision aimed at transforming the institution into a more innovative and efficient entity.
