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Liberia's Billion-Dollar Bet: Boakai Sends Record US$1.54 Billion Budget to Lawmakers as Questions Linger Over Revenue Windfall

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Liberia's proposed 2027 budget is the biggest in the country's history, promising higher pay for teachers and police, more money for hospitals and a plan to repay nearly US$60 milli... Read More


Liberia: The Economy Grew. So Did Poverty. And Nobody Can Say What the State's 47 Companies Cost

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- On paper, 2025 was a good year for Liberia. The economy grew 5.1 percent, its strongest pace in the five years the World Bank charts. Inflation ended the year at 4 percent. The bud... Read More


Liberia: Boakai's Anti-Corruption Credibility Tested as Indicted Gbarpolu Superintendent Gets Presidential Commissioning

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's commitment to fighting corruption is facing renewed public scrutiny following his decision to commission Gbarpolu County Superintendent Sam K. Zinna... Read More


Liberia: Joint Chambers Reconstruction Estimated at Over US$10M as Speaker, Deputy Cite Lack of Funding

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- More than one year following the severe incident of destruction at the Joint Chambers of the Liberia Legislature, Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah joi... Read More


Liberia: Wife, Family of Convicted NSA Agent Peter Bon Jallah Appeal to U.S. Ambassador, Raise Questions Over Trial

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Monrovia-The family of former National Security Agency, NSA, Peter Bon Jallah has appealed to the United States Ambassador to Liberia, seeking international attention to what they d... Read More


Liberia: NPA Unveils Measures to Ease Port Congestion as Importers Protest Delays, Rising Fees

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Dukuly announces direct Maersk shipping to Monrovia, extended port operations, plans to clear stranded containers and $280 million investment initiative as businesses demand urgent ... Read More


REFLECTION ON THE WORLD BANK LIBERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE 2026: Beyond Growth-Addressing Structural Constraints to Job-Rich Growth in Liberia

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Liberia is growing, but too many Liberians are still not feeling that growth in their daily lives. The World Bank's Liberia Economic Update 2026, under the theme "Beyond Growth: Add... Read More


Liberia: APM Terminals Moves to Ease Monrovia Port Congestion, Calls for Joint Action to Speed Up Cargo Clearance

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- APM Terminals Liberia, terminal operator at the Freeport of Monrovia, says it recognizes the pressure that current congestion of the port infrastructure and shipping delays are pla... Read More


Liberia: Gov't Intensifies Road Construction Drive, Targets 700 Kilometers By 2029

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- Public Works Minister Roland L. Giddings has announced that the Government of Liberia has completed 164 kilometers of primary and community roads, establishing a target to construc... Read More


Liberia: Lofa County University President Cites Funding, Staffing and Transport Challenges Amid Rapid Expansion

GANTA, Nimba County, Nov. 6 -- Lofa County University President Dr. Isaac P. Podah has said the institution's rapid growth is expanding access to higher education in rural Liberia but placing increasi... Read More