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Central Bank Adjusts Treasury Bill Issuance Strategy Amid Shifting Market Dynamics

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Freetown, SIERRA LEONE — The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) signaled a subtle recalibration of its short-term debt strategy this week, increasing its...

Afreximbank Delivers Strong Q1 2025 Results as Strategic Expansion Drives Growth Across Africa and the Caribbean

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Freetown, SIERRA LEONE — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has reported a solid first-quarter performance for 2025, signalling sustained operational strength and growing...

Foreign Exchange Market Signals Growing Confidence in New Leone

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Freetown, SIERRA LEONE - The first trading week of June 2025 delivered a message of quiet confidence from Sierra Leone’s foreign exchange market....

Sierra Leone Pledges $3 Million to African Development Fund in Historic Pan-African Commitment

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – In a powerful demonstration of Africa’s growing resolve to finance its own development, Sierra Leone has joined four other...

Africa’s Growth Set to Outpace Global Average as Reforms Strengthen Economic Resilience — AfDB Report

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Freetown, SIERRA LEONE — Africa’s economic engine is accelerating once again, with growth projected to outstrip the global average over the next two...

Africa’s Development Ambitions Hinge on Smarter Capital Use and Resource Mobilization, Experts Say

By zainab.joaque@awokonewspapersl.com Freetown, SIERRA LEONE - At the 2025 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, policymakers and economic experts delivered a...

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