Bank of Sierra Leone Bank of Sierra Leone The Bank of Sierra Leone is the central bank of Sierra Leone. It issues the country's currency, known as the Leone. The bank formulates and implements monetary policy, including foreign exchange. The current governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone is Dr.Patrick Saidu Conteh, who was appointed by president Ernest Bai Koroma, and took office in 2017 after he was approved by Parliament. He succeeded Dr. Kelfala Marah. The Bank Headquarters is at Siaka Stevens Street in the Central business district in Downtown Freetown. The Bank is engaged in policies to promote financial inclusion and is
Sierra Leone consists of around 15,500 personnel, comprising the largest Sierra Leone Army, the Sierra Leone Navy and the Sierra Leone Air Wing. The president of Sierra Leone is the Commander in Chief of the military, with the Minister of Defence responsible for defence policy and the formulation of the armed forces. The current Sierra Leone Defence Minister is retired Major Alfred Paolo Conteh. The Military of Sierra Leone also has a Chief of the Defence Staff who is a uniformed military official responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Sierra Leone military. Brigadier General Alfred Nelson-Williams who was