They are beginning to reap the fruits of the adjustment in the form of a stable exchange rate and declining inflation. Summary: Inflation in Sierra Leone has surged recently following external shocks and loose macroeconomic policies. We use a structural vector autoregression identified via heteroskedasticity to quantify the role of fiscal and monetary policies relative to other shocks. The resulting political instability and rising social tensions, combined with preexisting factors such as systemic corruption, a lack of accountability, a weak rule of law and inefficiencies at all. In principle this requires investigation of its impact upon a) the b) the price and availability of consumption ...
All participants were interviewed one-on-one by trained Sierra Leonean research assistants, who verbally administered all study protocols in Krio, the most widely-spoken language in Sierra Leone.
This study aims to fill this gap and presents the perspectives of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone, their caregivers, and community members speaking to the role of education in their psychosocial
In this paper we shall look at the nature of the crisis facing the economy and society of Sierra Leone; the causal factors of this crisis; policies which have been taken to correct the crisis, leading to the long
The IMF Executive Board completed the sixth and seventh reviews under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Sierra Leone which allows for an immediate disbursement of about
The study reveals that monetary policy is more effective than fiscal policy in promoting economic growth in Sierra Leone. Specifically, the findings
This This isis the the firstprospective firstprospective study study toto investigate investigate psychosocial psychosocial adjustment adjustment inin male male and and female female former
In this increasingly challenging political environment, the government published its new national development agenda in January 2024, again called the Medium
Of the potential protective resources examined, improved community acceptance was associated with reduced depression at follow-up and improved confidence and prosocial attitudes regardless of
This is the first prospective study to investigate psychosocial adjustment in male and female former child soldiers (ages 10-18; n = 156, 12% female). The study began in Sierra Leone in 2002 and was
This is the first prospective study to investigate psychosocial adjustment in male and female former child soldiers (ages 10-18; n = 156, 12% female). The study began
They are beginning to reap the fruits of the adjustment in the form of a stable exchange rate and declining inflation. Nonetheless, the remaining adjustment required to keep debt on a
Comprehensive case study on DDR in Sierra Leone. Emphasized the need for improved consultation and community involvement, better provision for vulnerable groups and the more
This This study study reports reports onon the the baseline baseline and and follow-up follow-up phases phases ofof aa longitudinal longitudinal study study ofof former former child child soldiers soldiers inin
In completing the eighth review, the Executive Board approved the authorities'' request for a waiver of nonobservance of the end-June 2023 performance criterion on the ceiling on the net domestic assets
Sierra Leone The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on October 31, 2024. Listed below are items related to Sierra Leone.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This was the first structural adjustment loan extended to Sierra Leone by the Bank Group. As a result of inappropriate economic policies pursued by the
Sierra Leone - Post-War Recovery, Economy, Politics: The first post-civil war elections were held in May 2002, with Kabbah winning reelection with a
Summary: Inflation in Sierra Leone has surged recently following external shocks and loose macroeconomic policies. We use a structural vector
With an estimated population of four million and an area covering approximately 72,000 squares kilometres, Sierra Leone is one of the smallest countries in Africa, one that is endowed with rich
The new economic update for Sierra Leone points to worsening food insecurity against the backdrop of magnified economic vulnerabilities due to
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation with Sierra Leone and approved a 38-month arrangement under the Extended
In June 1986 the boldest structural adjustment programme ever pursued in Sierra Leone was introduced, at the instigation of the IMF, following an earlier series of unconcluded programmes.
This study reports on the baseline and follow-up phases of a longitudinal study of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Consistent with a stress-accumulation approach, we hypothesized that psy-chosocial
IMF staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms that could be supported by a new 38-month Extended Credit Facility
Trans-West African Highway: 465 km highway linking Sierra Leone with Guinea and Liberia, reducing travel times by 30% and increasing regional trade by 12% (2024).
The Sierra Leone case illustrates how the post-cold war milieu of patrimonial collapse and creditor-sponsored reform does not necessarily favour efficiency or any official commitment to development.
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