The Commerce Today Monthly Critical Commodities Bulletin is a product of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry developed to inform the public on key commodities inventory and pricing on a monthly basis. The data reported is gathered based on assessment of import documents which include commercial invoice, assessment notice, single administrative document, clean report of findings, and targeted market sample surveys.
The below analyzed prices are contingent on inflation, exchange rate, import duties, shipping costs, insurance, licensing and registration fees and other administrative overheads which may also be due to the exchanged rate.
The Minister of Commerce & Industry (MoCI), Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, is calling on inspectors of the various sector institutions assigned at entry points to exercise vigilance if government must succeed in raising the needed revenue for the development of Liberia.
Speaking during a meeting with Commerce Inspectors and their colleagues from the Liberia National Police, Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) and the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), at the Loguatuo Border Port recently, Minister Dagoseh warned that settling down for little or nothing rather than prioritizing national interest undermines ongoing efforts by government to transform Liberia.
The Minister of Commerce & Industry (MoCI), Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has challenged Commerce Inspectors across Liberia and others heading the various divisions of the Ministry to consider taking initiatives in support of the Ministry’s overall development.
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry will on Monday, February 17, commence Phase One of its General Market Inspection across Liberia. The nationwide inspection, to be concluded on March 28, is intended to weed out of the local market, all products that will be established to be unwholesome and hazardous. It is also aimed at ensuring that all businesses operating throughout Liberia are in compliance with the General Business Laws of the country.
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoCI) has presented five motorbikes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance its operational capacity. The value of the five Yamaha Motorbikes, including insurance cost is a little over USD$22,000.00 (Twenty Two Thousand United States Dollars).