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policy
The Man Who Holds Liberia's Interest Rates — And Why He's Not Moving Them
CBL Executive Governor Henry F. Saamoi has held the policy rate at 16.25% with a continued cautious tightening bias. Inflation is falling, reserves are at a 13-year high, and analysts say an easing cycle is overdue. So why is he waiting? TrueRate examines the calculus behind Liberia's most consequential monetary decision of 2026.
analysis
The CBL's Quiet Dilemma: Cut Rates Too Early and Inflation Returns. Wait Too Long and Growth Stalls.
With headline CPI at 10.2% and GDP growth accelerating to 4.3%, the Central Bank of Liberia faces the same tension that defines monetary policy everywhere — only with far fewer tools to manage it.
banking
Ecobank Liberia's NPL Ratio Falls to 8.1% — A Five-Year Low That Still Concerns the CBL
Non-performing loans are down from a 2022 peak of 14.7%. Progress is real, but the CBL's newly published Financial Stability Review flags concentration risk in three sectors that could reverse the improvement.
forex
The Naira's Steep Fall Is Quietly Reshaping West African Currency Dynamics — and Liberia Is Watching Closely
Nigeria's naira has depreciated over 60% against the dollar in two years. For Liberia, the regional contagion risk is real — but so is an unexpected competitive opportunity in goods and services trade.
investing
Why Global Impact Investors Are Starting to Look at Liberia
Three DFIs and two family offices have conducted on-the-ground due diligence in Liberia in the past six months. What they found — and what still gives them pause — tells you more about frontier market investing than any prospectus.
investing
Liberia's NASSCORP Pension Reform Is Live. Here's How the New Structure Changes the Investment Landscape.
The reformed National Social Security and Welfare Corporation now manages $340M in assets under a new governance framework. Its investment mandate — currently parked in CBL deposits — could reshape domestic capital markets if deployed into longer-duration instruments.
economy
The IMF Praised Liberia's Fiscal Progress. It Also Left a Long List of Unfinished Business.
Fiscal consolidation, improved reserves, declining inflation — the Fund's Article IV review reads like a progress report. But buried in the fine print are concerns about revenue administration, debt transparency, and public wage bill growth that could derail the recovery.