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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Economic Community of West African States National Office in Liberia in collaboration with the National Elections Commission is expected to commence a week-long civic education and voters’ awareness in three of Liberia’s 15 counties namely: Nimba, Bong and Margibi Counties, beginning this Sunday, October 1, 2017 in Ganta City, Nimba County.

The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has signed a US$4.8 million Participating Agreement (PA) and Approval of Withdrawal Request for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through the World Bank Rural Finance Post Ebola Reconstruction Project with GN Liberia Limited Bank and BRAC Liberia, among others. The signing will enable access to US$ 4.8 million grant from the World Bank intended to make funding available to MSMEs on sustainable terms, strengthen the capacity of Liberia’s private sector financial institutions and banks to lend profitably to Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Monrovia, Liberia - Finance Minister Boima S. Kamara has cautioned the young people of Liberia against allowing themselves to be used by anyone or a group of politicians to engage in violent behaviors that will lead to the destruction of lives and properties during the electoral process.

The Director General for SDGs Center for Africa, fellow Ministers and other officials of the government of Liberia here present, members of civil society, representatives from the academic community and the private sector, members of the fourth estate, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.