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Friday, 22nd December 2006 (2290 views)

Sierra Leone's gold is expected to create a great number of local jobs in future years, ensuring the long-term economic wealth and prosperity of the country.

According to Awareness Times, officials from then United States have been in talks with the Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, Dr James Rogers, to discuss ways to boost the country's economy through increased foreign investment.

Sierra Leone is endowed with substantial mineral resources, gold in particular, and Dr Rogers believes this could be used to attract a large number of overseas investors, creating job opportunities, particularly for the country's younger people, as a result.

Not only would increased foreign investment in this area create jobs for Sierra Leoneans, but it would also allow for the rebuilding of infrastructure and the development of tourism in the country, he said.

Sierra Leone is classified as one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, but Mr Rogers is confident that its mineral wealth can help it to build a sustainable economic future.

 

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