The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), under the leadership of Minister Hon. Stephen Marka Yekeson, Jr., has intensified efforts to strengthen Liberiaโs business environment, expand economic opportunities, and improve access to financing for local businesses through the ongoing implementation of the ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ (๐๐๐ ๐-๐).
๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ โ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ 2, 2026: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) today held a meeting with operators of the Monrovia Industrial Park (MIP) to discuss proposed Quick Impact Projects aimed at improving the park's operational environment and strengthening industrial activities.
Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Stephen M. Yekeson, Jr., has lauded the longstanding bilateral relationship between Liberia and Japan following the formal receipt of 2,929.02 metric tons of Japanese rice donated by the Government and people of Japan to Liberia.
During the official handover ceremony on Monday November 2, 2026, at the Ministry at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, Acting Minister Yekeson described the donation as more than food assistance, noting that it represents Japan's continued confidence in Liberia and the enduring partnership between the two countries, which spans more than six decades.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), on Friday, October 16, 2026, convened a Senior Management Team Meeting presided over by the Acting Minister, Hon. Stephen Marka Yekeson, Jr., with emphasis on strengthening institutional coordination, promoting proactive leadership, enhancing staff capacity, and ensuring the effective implementation of the Ministry's statutory functions and responsibilities.
Gardnersville, Montserrado County | October 19, 2026. In a move aimed at strengthening government engagement with Liberiaโs industrial sector and promoting domestic manufacturing, the Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Stephen Yekeson Jr., accompanied by his principal Deputy Ministers, today conducted an industrial tour of the Monrovia Industrial Park (MIP), situated in Gardnersville Township, Montserrado County.