Economy
House Passes $53M Budget Recast in Late-Night Session
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — The House of Representatives passed a $53 million supplementary budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in a...
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Central Bank Raises Minimum Capital Requirement for Commercial Banks to $15 Million
MONROVIA — The Central Bank of Liberia has ordered commercial banks to nearly double their minimum capital base, raising the...
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Liberia’s Central Bank Seeks Approval for L$79 Billion Currency Print Run, Including New L$2,000 Note
Monrovia — The Central Bank of Liberia asked lawmakers Tuesday to authorize printing of L$79 billion in new banknotes, including...
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“Liberia Is Not Poor—It Is Poorly Negotiated”: Tengbeh Pushes Trade-for-Transformation Agenda
Monrovia – The Executive Director of the Liberia Labour and Governance Alliance, George S. Tengbeh, has sounded the alarm over...
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Boakai Submits $45M Supplementary Budget to Liberia Legislature for Review
MONROVIA — President Joseph Boakai has submitted a $45 million supplementary budget to the 55th National Legislature, one of the...
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With Only 7% of Banknotes in Reserve, House Eyes Approval for New Printing Plan
CAPITOL HILL — The House of Representatives has begun formal consideration of a proposal by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr....
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Central Bank of Liberia Mandates 1% Coin Payout On All Bank Withdrawals
MONROVIA — Liberians making cash withdrawals in Liberian dollars will now receive coins whether they want them or not, under...
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Why The Central Bank of Liberia Says It Must Print New Banknotes
MONROVIA — The Central Bank of Liberia says it needs to print new banknotes because the economy is growing, existing...
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Boakai Calls Emergency Session to Print Money. Here’s What’s Really Going On.
MONROVIA — When a president invokes a rarely used constitutional provision to drag lawmakers back to the Capitol two weeks...
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Liberia’s economy poses greater threat than border tensions, former minister warns
MONROVIA — Former Education Minister George K. Werner is warning that Liberia’s worsening economic outlook, not ongoing border tensions with...
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