George Manneh Weah – the President of the Republic of Liberia has underscored his country’s preparedness to work with international lending organizations including World Bank and IMF for boosting its development efforts.
While addressing the first-ever Cabinet and World Bank Group’s interactive meeting which was recently held, President emphasized his administration’s commitment to work with international investors and multilateral lending organizations for attracting more investments into the country.
President Weah said that the government would identify developmental gaps and set the pace for development works. Projects that are transformative with direct positive impact on the lives of the common people would get the priority for implementation and funding by multilateral organizations. Amongst such identified areas include agriculture, roads, education, energy and health projects.
Mr. Pierre Laporte – World Bank’s Country Director, pledged the World Bank’s continuous support to Liberia and explained how the Bank helps the host countries in allocating resources , identifying projects and approving processes and implementation arrangements.
