Liberia Finance Minister Konneh Named African Finance Minister Of The Year

USPA NEWS - Hon. Amara Konneh Hails As Liberia's New Image as he was named Africa's Finance Minister of the year. Minister Konneh Met with the heads of the Liberian Organisations in London United Kingdom the Liberia House. The Liberian Organisations welcomed and congratulated him for his achievements.

During The Finance Minister's meeting with the Liberian Heads of Organisations base in London The United Kingdom, he used the occasion to thank them for accepting his invitation and their full support. One of the heads of the Liberian organisation based in London Mr. Prince Taylor Welcomed and introduced the heads of various Liberian organisation based in the United Kingdom to the finance minister and paid tribute to his great work as the Country's dynamic finance minister.

The Finance Minister Hon. Amara Konneh acknowledged that his government is not doing enough to improve lives of Liberians whom are living on just $0.60 per day. He stretched on about economic expansion and the right investment which he argued that would bring change in Liberia. He also spoke about the $16billion investments since 2007 which he said has created in sectors such as oil concessions and services. But was quick to accept that it was not enough to reduce unemployments. He went on to say that hi government is doing everything they can to bring change.

Hon. Amara Mohammed Konneh took his position as a finance minister in the early 2012 while acting as minister of planning and economic affairs. Before then he served as a deputy minister of state for policy and communication. He spent more than 10 years working with development foundations and as a policy and financial system analysis at the Vanguard group of investment companies the United States.