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- 1 2 Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper IMF country report, International Monetary Fund, 2005, p. 58
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- ↑ KAMARA, SAMURA M. W. (18 July 2008). "Statement by Dr. Samura M. W. Kamara, Governor, Bank of Sierra Leone, on the occasion of the official opening of the Kabala Community Bank at Kabala, on Friday 18 July 2008" (PDF). Bank of Sierra Leone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ "Statement by the Deputy Governor on the occasion of the informal opening ceremony for the commencement of business at the Mattru Community Bank on Friday 16 July 2004". Bank of Sierra Leone. 16 July 2004. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Rogers, J. D. (21 February 2005). "Statement on the occasion of the official opening of the Segbwema Community Bank on Monday 21 February 2005". Bank of Sierra Leone. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
