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References
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- 1 2 "Profile of the Minister". www.mfdp.gov.lr. 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "Sirleaf Names Liberia's New Finance Minister". allAfrica.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Boima Kamara Archives". FrontPageAfrica. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Finance & Development Planning - Liberia". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Boima Kamara is new Finance Min. – The New Dawn Liberia" . Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "International Monetary Fund Webcasts". www.imf.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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