Bank of Sierra Leone

Public Notice:
Primary Market Auction Calendar of Government Securities for the 4th Quarter of 2025

Use of National Identification Number (NIN) for Financial Services

Instant Payment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

UPCOMING EVENT:
The Bank of Sierra Leone will hold its 2nd annual conference on December 8th and 9th 2025 at the Bank of Sierra Leone Recreational Complex, Kingtom, Freetown.

Theme: Achieving Sustainable Inclusive Growth and Macroeconomic Stability-
The Role of Central Banks

Expression of Interest:

CONSULTING SERVICES: HIRING OF A PROJECT MANAGER FOR REAL-TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT (RTGS) FOR AUTOMATED CHEQUE PROCESSING/ AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACP/ ACH) FOR BANK OF SIERRA LEONE.

Publication:

REHABILITATION OF THE BANK RECREATION COMPLEX - BSL/GSD/NCB/2025 /0035

NEW!!!

Publication:
RECONSTRUCTION OF LEONE LODGE- BSL/GSD/ICB/2025/0030
CONSTRUCTION OF PERIMETER FENCE (1.52) AT TOKEH- BSL/GSD/NCB/2025/0033
PROCUREMENT OF COMPUTERS AND ANCILLARIES- BSL/MISD/ICB/2025/0005/B
Bank of Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion Newsletter Sixth Edition

Directive:

Directive for linking National Identification Number (NIN) to Bank Accounts & Mobile Wallets.

PUBLICATION:

Emergency Monetary Policy Committee Statement

Monetary Policy Report

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Calendar

NEW!!!

Publication:

2023 Financial Stability Report

DIRECTIVES
National Payment Switch Directives 2024

NEW!!!

Publication:
Guidelines on Enterprise Risk Management for Commercial Banks
Guidelines on Credit Risk Management for Commercial Banks
Gazetted Bank of Sierra Leone Proforma Balance Sheet
Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2023

NEW!!!

Publication:
Guidelines on Lending in Foreign Currency by the Commercial Banks

Directives to Commercial Banks and Other Financial Institutions - Review of Paid-up Capital

NEW!!!

Public Notice:
Bank of Sierra Leone Strategic Plan 2024 Flyer

Bank of Sierra Leone Strategic Plan

Scam Alert

Public Notice:

OFFSHORE TRADING OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOR THE LEONE
Additional measures to combat the unlawful trading in foreign currency

Public Notice:

1. Operating Rules for BSL Special Credit Facility II

2. Operating Rules For the Agricultural Credit Facility

3. List of Essential Commodities for BSL COVID -19 Special Facility

Publication:
1. Bank of Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion News Letter
2. Bank of Sierra Leone Special Facility for Food and Fuel
3. Guidelines For Invesment/Merchant Bank Operating In Sierra Leone
4. Guidelines On Money Remittance Business

Publication:
1. Bank of Sierra Leone Cyber Security and It Risk Management Guidelines for Commercial Banks

2. Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of the Financing Of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Risk Assessment Framework for Commercial Banks 2021

3. Financial Consumer Protection Guidelines 2022

NEW!!!

Public Notices:
1. Prohibition of quoting prices and making payments in foreign currency in Sierra Leone

2. Prohibition of the holding and/or export of foreign currency in excess of Ten Thousand United States Dollars or its equivalent outside the banking system

Payment Systems

An electronic system for settling financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value, and includes the institutions, instruments, people, rules, procedures, standards, and technologies that make such an exchange possible.

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Financial Inclusion

Access to a transaction account is a first step toward broader financial inclusion since it allows people to store money, and send and receive payments.

Monetary Policy Rates
Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)	Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)	Standing Lending Facility (SLF)
18.75%	12.25%	21.75%
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