Economics

Liberia Seeks $1.3 Billion to Revive Economy After Ebola

  • West African nation targeting 6% annual economic growth
  • Country to invest in power generation, agriculture sector

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - FEBRUARY 09: People pray during a seaside church service in the West Point slum in Liberia in February 2016.

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Liberia will need $1.3 billion to revive an economy that was ravaged by a slump in its key export commodities and the worst-ever Ebola epidemic, Finance and Development Planning Minister Boima Kamara said.

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