Liberia: How Realistic Is Liberia's U.S.$1.21 Bn 2026 Draft National Budget?

Liberia: How Realistic Is Liberia's U.S.$1.21 Bn 2026 Draft National Budget?

President Joseph N. Boakai, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, presented the Draft 2026 National Budget amounting to US$1.21 billion to the National Legislature for approval last Friday.

$1.2B Budget Boom: Liberia Unleashes ArcelorMittal Bonus for Infrastructure, Faces 50% Debt Hike - Global News Network Liberia

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — The Liberian government has proposed a record-breaking US$1.211 billion national budget for 2026, signaling a major policy shift from fiscal austerity to infrastructure-led growth. The draft, presented to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon on Friday by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, significantly increases capital spending by allocating the entire US$200 million ArcelorMittal signature b…

ACTIVIST MARTIN KOLLIE WARNS LIBERIA 2026 BUDGET WILL BENEFIT ONLY POLITICIANS, NOT CITIZENS

MONROVIA – Veteran civil‑society figure and 2029 Legislature hopeful Martin K.N. Kollie on Sunday, November 9, 2025, issued a critique of the recently submitted US$1.2 billion draft national budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The budget, handed over to Richard Nagbe Koon, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Friday, November 7 via Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, became the focus of Kollie’s scathing remarks regarding fiscal priorities…