Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project

The Government of Liberia is implementing the Liberia Investment Finance and Trade Project (LIFT-P) through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCi) with support from the World Bank. The $40 million United States Dollars, 5-year project aims to enhance the investment climate, expand sustainable access to finance, and improve the efficiency of trade in Liberia. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the investment climate, expand access to finance, and promote trade in Liberia. The objectives are being achieved through the following components:

1. Investment Climate and Trade: Enhances Liberia's investment climate by strengthening institutions that provide Government-to-Business (G2B) services, encompassing investment support, business entry, and international trade.

1.1. Private Investment Support
1.2. Business Registration: One-Stop Shop
1.3. Trade: National Single Window

2. MSME Access to Market and Finance: Improves capabilities and competitiveness of SMEs via targeted TA, linking them to markets and access to finance through TA and a Line of Credit.

2.1. SME Access to Market  
2.2. SME Access to Finance

3. Digital Financial Services Infrastructure: Supports access to digital financial services through a new National Payments Switch and a Credit Reference System.

3.1. National Electronic Payments Switch
3.2. Credit Reference and Collateral Registry Systems

The LIFT-P Steering Committee Institutions include; Central Bank of Liberia, Environmental Protection Agency, Liberia Business Association, Liberia, Chamber of Commerce, Liberia Revenue Authority, Liberia Special Economic Zone Authority, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, National Bureau of Concessions, and National Investment Commission.  

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