Liberia: IMF Supports Govt. Economic Transformation Agenda

Friday, March 16, 2012

[Heritage] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic prospects for 2012 and over the medium term remain favorable and strongly supports Government's plans to expand spending on programs and projects, notably for infrastructure, agriculture and youth in the medium term budget currently being crafted by the Ministry of Finance. In a meeting with Finance Minister Amara Konneh Wednesday, the Mission also welcomed the Government's commitment to state owned enterprises (SOE) reform and pledged to provide technica

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