Business & Economy

Mining-led expansion creates wealth, but millions remain vulnerable as jobs, electricity, infrastructure and public enterprise accountability threaten to underm…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration is moving to establish a more comprehensive institutional and regulatory framework for Liberi…

MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called for stronger economic cooperation between Liberia and South Africa, urging both countries to move beyond lon…

MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued Executive Order No. 170, strengthening the powers of Liberia’s Carbon Markets Authority (CMA), introducing s…

A civil servant can help finance Liberia’s budget twice: first through tax withheld from her salary, then through the fare she pays to get to work, which reflec…

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has challenged customs administrations across West and Central Africa to move beyond reporting seizures and demonstrate mea…

MONROVIA — Liberia has a new 10-year plan to manage its fisheries and a roadmap to attract private investment in fishing and aquaculture, after the National Fis…

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia, November 4, 2026: Members of the National Legislature have pledged to intervene in mounting complaints over prolonged shipping delays, e…

CONGO TOWN, Liberia, November 4, 2026 –  Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung is expected to join five other foreign leaders in Shanghai, China, for the opening o…

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — Goods ordered from China are taking as long as seven months to reach Monrovia, Liberian importers told the House of Representatives on…

Ganta, Nimba County – The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute and the United Nations Development Prog…

Liberian economic and public analyst Thomas T. Forhor has raised concerns over what he describes as excessive compensation for senior officials of the Central B…

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has requested additional time to prepare and submit the proposed 2027 National Budget.

Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Liberia | November 2, 2026:– The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), through its Gender-Responsive Planning and B…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberia’s economy grew by 5.1 percent in 2025, supported by a strong rebound in mining and continued expansion in services. However, stronge…

Ganta, Nimba County — The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute and the United Nations Development Prog…

Importers demand urgent government intervention as port congestion, delayed dredging, rising shipping costs and cargo clearance problems threaten businesses and…

MONROVIA — The Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC), with support from the European Union (EU), has dedicated a renovated office for the National Trade Facilitatio…

MONROVIA – The World Bank has handed Liberia a scorecard with two faces. On paper, the headline numbers glitter. The economy grew 5.1 percent in 2025, and minin…

MONROVIA – Liberia wants mining and energy investment, but who will do the work? GeoMining & Environmental Consultancy Inc. used LIMEC 2026 to press that questi…

MONROVIA – A banking law is only as strong as the judge who interprets it. That is the logic behind the Central Bank of Liberia’s latest move. In Ganta, the …

MARGIBI COUNTY — Much of the professional and commercial value from Liberia’s mining and energy investments could stay outside the country’s business community…

MONROVIA, November 3, 2026: A group of Liberian businesswomen is expected to converge on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, November 3, to petition the Legislature for ur…

GANTA, Nimba County, November 3, 2026: The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute and the United Nations…