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Liberia: Weah's Tariff Cut Ultimatum Backfires
Liberian Observer, 29 May 2018
Today, May 29, is the deadline for LRA Commissioner General Elfreda Stewart-Tamba to make a report in compliance with the 72-hour ultimatum issued by President Weah to reduce… Read more »
Weah's Tariff Cut Ultimatum Backfires in Liberia
President George Weah's decision to give a 72-hour ultimatum to the Liberia Revenue Authority to ensure that tariffs on basic commodities are reduced, including the ECOWAS Common External Tariff, has been considered "unilateral" and without the involvement of the Legislature, reports Daily Observer.
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Africa: Liberia's Signature to Africa's Free Trade Treaty Sparks Debates
FrontPageAfrica, 1 April 2018
To ease trade on the continent, African leaders have signed a free trade pact thus creating one of the biggest trade blocs globally. Read more »
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Liberia: Mass Protest Looms Over Tattered Liberian Economy
FrontPageAfrica, 31 January 2017
Despite efforts by the Liberia National Police and other security apparatus to dissuade a group of Liberian entrepreneurs from abandoning a planned protest, the aggrieved business… Read more »
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Liberia: Customs Receives Applauses in Budget Support
Liberian Observer, 29 January 2018
The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), Elfrieda Steward Tamba has disclosed that of the US$200 million Customs must contribute to the national budget,… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Finance Ministers Meet On Consolidation
NEWS, 28 November 2017
ECOWAS ministers of Finance are meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on the 24th of November 2017 to review the implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) in Member States and… Read more »
