Sierra Leone Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Sierra Leone

June 1, 2009

This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Sierra Leone and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Sierra Leone and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Sierra Leone.

News and Highlights

Sierra Leone and the IMF

History of Engagement--Economic Policy Advice, Technical Assistance, Balance of Payments Financing, and Catalytic Role for Budget Support; May 2013 

Sierra Leone: Resident Representative’s Report on Seminar for Mayors/Chairmen of City/District Councils in Kenema

February 28-March 2, 2013 

Sierra Leone and the International Monetary Fund-the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility 2006–2010

IMF Executive Directors completed the second review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement with Sierra Leone, extending the program, initially due to end in mid-2009, for another year. This note sketches the salient features of the current program between Sierra Leone and the International Monetary Fund 

IMF Survey: Sound Policies, Support Can Help Africa Ride Crisis

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says Africa will not be spared the consequences of the global crisis and that the significant gains many countries have made in recent years in the fight against poverty are now at risk 

The World Must Not Forget Africa During This Crisis

A Commentary by Dominique Strauss-Khan, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund 

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Sierra Leone and The IMF

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Sierra Leone

May 22, 2013

Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project

March 20, 2013
Subject: Statistics | Africa | National accounts | Monetary statistics | Government finance statistics | Balance of payments statistics | Data quality assessment framework | General Data Dissemination System | Special Data Dissemination Standard | Technical assistance 

Sierra Leone: Fourth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, and Financing Assurances Review

October 16, 2012
Series: Country Report No. 12/285 

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Sierra Leone

October 4, 2012

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under ECF Arrangement for Sierra Leone and Approves US$6.9 Million Disbursement

September 17, 2012

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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

Growth remained strong in the region in 2012, with regional GDP rates increasing in most countries (excluding Nigeria and South Africa). Projections point to a moderate, broad-based acceleration in growth to around 5½ percent in 2013¬14, reflecting a gradually strengthening global economy and robust domestic demand. Investment in export-oriented sectors remains an important economic driver, and an agriculture rebound in drought-affected areas will also help growth. Uncertainties in the global economy are the main risk to the regionâ??s outlook, but plausible adverse shocks would likely not have a large effect on the regionâ??s overall performance.