AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDigital Finance Push: First Lady Fatima Maada Bio officially launched Flot, a Sierra Leone fintech platform with Visa-powered cards and digital payments to ease cross-border spending and travel. Port & Trade Links: Sierra Leone’s fisheries ministry studied Ghana’s Tema Port management ahead of a new $55m fishing industrial port, aiming to apply lessons to local port delivery. Startup Access to Global Markets: MoCTI and ITC’s Ready Salone Project invited Sierra Leonean startups to apply for COME UP 2026 in Seoul, targeting digital fintech, AI, e-commerce, climate and agritech. Public Finance Pressure: Agencies were told to tighten 2028 budget requests with 3% to 10% cuts, raising concerns for service delivery and planning. Governance & Appointments: Stakeholders asked Parliament to clarify a reported Chief Economist appointment at the Ministry of Finance, focusing on recruitment and transparency. Human Trafficking & Migration: NAPTIP and Expertise France inaugurated the PROTECT anti-trafficking project for Nigeria and West Africa, including Sierra Leone. Environment & Biodiversity: EPA held consultations to develop an implementation plan for NBSAP 3.0, to guide biodiversity protection and financing. Security & Crime Spillovers: Amnesty says Russia-linked recruiters are targeting vulnerable Sierra Leoneans for Ukraine fighting, while Ghana arrested accomplices tied to a major cocaine seizure linked to Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers.
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