Sierra Leone's Ministry of Finance has convened a three-day Strategic Management Retreat to review 2025 achievements and challenges, assess progress against its 2024–2026 strategic plan, and shape economic policies and programmes for 2026. The retreat is framed around “Repositioning the Ministry of Finance to Enhance Domestic Revenue Mobilisation for Sustainable Economic Stability and Service Delivery”. Financial Secretary Matthew Dingie said 2025 was challenging but the economic management team met almost all macroeconomic targets and benchmarks agreed with development partners, and urged directors to propose 2026 measures that support the government’s Big Five agenda. Deputy Minister of Finance I Kadiatu Allie highlighted priorities including accountability and transparency, budget credibility and processes, debt management, revenue mobilisation, deeper financial and macroeconomic reforms, expenditure management, and more impactful social spending on education, health, agriculture and local councils; the programme also includes sessions on leadership and professionalism, the revised Civil Service Code and Rules, and engagement on economic programmes with partners.

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