𝐌𝐨𝐂𝐈 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏, 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐀

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.

During the meeting, Acting Minister Yekeson underscored the importance of collective responsibility, professionalism, accountability, and results-oriented leadership across all departments and operational units of the Ministry.

 

He emphasized that Deputy Ministers, Assistant Ministers, and Directors must demonstrate greater proactiveness in executing their respective duties, ensuring that institutional activities are implemented in conformity with their assigned functions and the broader policy objectives of the Ministry. The Acting Minister further highlighted the need for strengthened internal coordination, effective communication, and regular performance monitoring to ensure that departmental activities produce accurate, measurable, and meaningful results.

 

He stressed that the Ministry's overall effectiveness depends largely on the commitment of its leadership and technical staff to translating institutional priorities into practical actions that positively impact businesses, consumers, entrepreneurs, and the Liberian economy.

The meeting provided an opportunity for senior management to deliberate on several critical issues intended to strengthen the Ministry's operational performance and improve public service delivery: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

 

The Senior Management Team Meeting reflects the Ministry's continued commitment to strengthening its internal management systems while advancing its responsibility to promote commerce, industrial development, consumer welfare, and a competitive business environment in Liberia. Through strengthened leadership, enhanced staff capacity, improved regulatory oversight, and increased engagement with the private sector, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry remains focused on delivering efficient, responsive, and impactful services to the Liberian people.

 

Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI)

Republic of Liberia