The Bank of Sierra Leone has on the 15th of December 2023 released the official foreign exchange rate in the country.
The rates include the cost of buying and selling major foreign currencies including Pounds Sterling, Euros, and United States Dollar, amongst others.
The Central Bank’s disclosed rates are as follows:
Pounds Sterling: Buy at Le 28.718-0.35, Sell at Le 29.01588-0.35
• U.S. Dollars: Buy at Le 22.531-0.06, Sell at Le 22.7575
• Euro: Buy at Le 24.4891-0.15, Sell at Le 24.7302-0.15
Note: The Movements in the exchange rate influence the decisions of individuals, businesses and the Sierra Leone government. Collectively, this affects economic activity, inflation and the balance of payments.
the match will take place on 13.12.2023 in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage. Let’s consider the latest results of the teams and find the best odds for this confrontation
Borussia Dortmund has secured an early exit to the playoffs. PSG need a win to not depend on the parallel match. In the event of a draw, we’ll have to hope Milan don’t lose to Newcastle.
H2H STATS AND PREVIOUS RESULTS
The history of head-to-head meetings will help to make the prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs PSG more qualitative. Thus, the French team has a minimal advantage in the three-match stretch, with two wins and one defeat. They beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the first round of the tournament.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND REVIEW Borussia Dortmund is having a healthy group stage. It has only one defeat, just against PSG. At the same time, the team has beaten Newcastle twice and picked up four points against Milan. This allows you to feel confident in first place in the group, which can only be threatened by PSG. At the same time, the club can not boast of results in the national championship. The team is not fighting for the championship and is not even in the top-4, which is important for the prediction for Borussia Dortmund in the upcoming meeting.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN REVIEW PSG have two home wins in the current campaign, and in the last round they avoided a 1-1 defeat against Newcastle. At the same time in the away team did not gain points. For example, in England, she was defeated with a score of 1:4. Therefore, PSG has no advantage over Newcastle in the case of equal points. In the national championship, the Parisians, as always, in first place. However, they are only four points behind Nice, which should be taken into account when predicting PSG in the upcoming game.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN PREDICTION It’s time to move on to the Borussia Dortmund vs PSG prediction, taking all of the above into account. The favorite of the upcoming meeting is the away team, despite the fact that they scored all the points on their home field. But in such a situation, motivation comes to the forefront, which PSG have plenty of now. In our opinion, the French club will win the game and qualify for the play-offs.
Odds:
Dortmond- 3.80
Draw – 3.96
PSG- 1.87
Newcastle United vs. AC Milan The St James’ Park faithful will don their black and white scarves for a momentous Champions League occasion on Wednesday night, as Newcastle United and AC Milan fight for the right to reach the knockout rounds.
Neck-and-neck in the Group F standings with five points to their name, the Magpies currently have the edge over the Rossoneri on goal difference, but both sides still need results elsewhere to go their way if they are to dine at Europe’s top table that little bit longer.
The German outfit sealed their place in the knockout rounds via a 3-1 success on the San Siro soil, three weeks after the Rossoneri had kept their dwindling hopes alive by beating PSG on home turf, and they begin the final matchday sat bottom of the ‘group of death’ rankings.
Newcastle will go through with a win and a PSG draw, but Milan’s head-to-head goal tally is inferior to the French champions, so Pioli’s side must triumph at St James’ Park and hope that Dortmund defeat PSG if they are to sneak into the second last-16 spot.
As was the case with Newcastle, Milan also came out on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller away from home in Saturday’s Serie A clash with Atalanta BC, coming from behind twice only to succumb to a Luis Muriel strike in the fifth minute of second-half injury time, which made it four games without an away win for Pioli’s team.
The Rossoneri have conceded 10 goals on rival turf over that stretch, but they were stunted in a 0-0 draw during their maiden meeting with Newcastle at San Siro in September, where the Magpies faced a 25-shot onslaught and still left with a point.
However, as only a victory will do for both teams on Tyneside, goalless lightning should not strike twice on Wednesday.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup: Dubravka; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento; Joelinton, Guimaraes, Longstaff; Almiron, Isak, Gordon
AC Milan possible starting lineup: Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Hernandez, Florenzi; Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders, Musah; Chukwueze, Giroud, Leao
We say: Newcastle United 3-2 AC Milan
Odds:
Newcastle- 1.88
Draw- 3.86
AC Milan- 3.86
When the going gets tough at St James’ Park, Newcastle are almost always able to deliver, and facing a Milan side with only one fit central defender is exactly what the doctor ordered for a decimated Magpies squad.
Milan will have their own intentions of capitalising on their hosts’ perpetual injury woes to keep their last-16 hopes alive, and Newcastle’s last two Premier League results offers Pioli’s side reason for optimism, but with the vibrant Tyneside troupe behind them, we can envisage the Magpies edging a thrilling contest before an anxious wait to learn their fate.
In a heartwarming tale of compassion and resilience, Henry Reider, a dedicated student at the University of Sierra Leone, launched the REIDER YOUTUBE CHANNEL, focusing on health issues and business advertisement. Here’s a closer look at what this platform offers and the impactful story that unfolded through its outreach.
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Henry Reider’s journey took a remarkable turn when he became a beacon of hope for Charles Boima, a young Sierra Leonean in desperate need of liver treatment. Henry’s deep emotional connection to Charles’s plight led him to use his YouTube platform to share the young boy’s story.
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It is do-or-die for Manchester United when they face Bayern Munich in the Champions League – and even then they may find themselves out of luck.
The Red Devils are not in control of their own fate going into the final round of Group A fixtures, which sees them bottom of the group and a point below the pair of Copenhagen and Galatasaray.
Victory is therefore essential for United, who were smashed 3-0 by Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday. That combined with a draw in Denmark would then see them through to the last-16, while a Europa League consolation spot is on the cards if one end of the bargain is not held up.
However, it is not only Erik ten Hag’s side hoping to bounce back from a bad defeat with Bayern hammered 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Despite having already sealed top spot, it means the Germans have a point to prove and Harry Kane will certainly fancy getting back to winning ways on his club return to English soil.
Date, kick-off time and venue Manchester United vs Bayern Munich is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
The match will take place at Old Traffor
Team news
Victor Lindelof was absent on the weekend so is a doubt here. Casemiro is back in training for the Red Devils but not expected to make Tuesday’s game.
There is reportedly a chance Mason Mount can return for United but they will miss Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo and Tyrell Malacia.
Marcus Rashford, back from a ban in the Champions League, could be drafted into the attack but missed training on Monday due to illness.
Munich winger Serge Gnabry has been ruled out after picking up an injury on the weekend. The former Arsenal man will miss out alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Bouna Sarr. Tuchel has confirmed Harry Kane will play.
Tomas Muller is likely to start after being benched on the weekend.
prediction Bayern will surely produce a reaction to their big defeat on the weekend, and while the same can be said of United these big European nights have not been Ten Hag’s strength.
Man utd to win, 2-1.
Odds:
man utd 2.74
Draw 4.01
Bayern 2.29
PSV vs Arsenal
Arsenal’s successful return to the Champions League group stage rounds off with a trip to Eindhoven to face PSV on Tuesday.
The game is a dead-rubber for both of these already-qualified teams, with the Gunners guaranteed top spot in Group B ahead of a PSV team certain to finish second.
A superb comeback win away to Sevilla last month secured the Dutch side’s passage to the knockouts, setting up this week’s encounter in very similar circumstances to last year’s Europa League meeting between PSV and Arsenal.
The Gunners were beaten on that occasion and will want to avoid a repeat having lost momentum with a Premier League defeat to Aston Villa last time out.
Mikel Arteta could rest players however with Brighton and Liverpool coming up in the busy festive schedule.
Date, kick-off time and venue PSV vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 5.45pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
The match will take place at Philips Stadion.
Team news The hosts are without defenders Jordan Teze (concussion), Armando Obispo (knee) and Armel Bella-Kotchap (shoulder) as well as striker Noa Lang (knock).
Hirving Lozano is both suspended and suffering from a hip issue.
Arsenal picked up no fresh concerns over the weekend but are already missing the likes of Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) and Thomas Partey (thigh).
Leandro Trossard, Aaron Ramsdale, Jorginho and Jakub Kiwior are among the players benched at Villa Park who may start in Eindhoven. Emile Smith Rowe could also return.
prediction This result could depend on what sort of team Arteta plays in this dead-rubber, which could lend a natural advantage to the hosts.
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Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, the Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, has been honored as the African Banker of the Year at the Global Reputational & Fintech Award ceremony hosted by Reputation Poll International at London’s Marriott County Hall.
The Global Reputational Forum & Fintech and Award ceremony was hosted by Reputation Poll International on the 8th & 9th December, 2023 at the Marriott County Hall in London.
The event was staged to acknowledge rapid expansion, integration, accelerated growth, and reforms of Africa’s banking and financial sector. The event honored and celebrated outstanding Banks and Fintech Institutions that are moving Africa’s rapidly transforming the financial sector.
The first day of the event took the form of a symposium that featured four groups discussing different walks of life. Dr. Gilpin happened to be part of the banking sector group to discuss the digital transformation in the banking sector of Sierra Leone and Africa at large.
Key members of his team were adroit panelists like:
Peter Kolade Fashesin-Souza from Bank of England
Dr. Graham Bright from Euro Exim Bank
Mr. Olufemi Bakre from Paralex Bank Nigeria, and
Dr. Tony Ojobo – The lead panelist – President of the African ICT Foundation
Dr. Gilpin served as a moderator on the second day of the event that featured speeches and fire side chats with panelists like: 1. Her Excellency Atifete Jahjaga – First female president of Kosovo (2011-2016) 2. Dr. Yvonne Thompson – Founder WINTRADE GLOBAL 3. Dr. Rex Idaminabo – FRSA 4. Olori Atuwatse III – Queen of Warri Kingdom, Nigeria 5. Prof. Mthulincube – Ministry of Finance & Inv, Zimbabwe 6. Peter K. Fashesin-Souza – Head of IT, Security & Risk, Bank of England (HSBC) 7. Festus Akinbusoye – Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Dr Walton E. Gilpin impressed the high-level panelists of finance, economic experts and leaders on the 8th & 9th of December, 2023 deliberating on the operations of traditional banks in Africa and how they are embracing technology for enhanced customer experiences and operational efficiency.
Dr. Gilpin emerging as “African Banker of The Year” is a testament of the cutting edge strategies in the technological and innovative drive of RCBank to place itself among key players in the African Continental Innovation Drive.
The prodigious fulfillment of the Sierra Leone banking industry by the astute MD will always leave an indelible blueprint for many banking and other financial practitioners.
The Managing Director who is renowned for his flawless oratory and excellent skills of the financial industry explained effortlessly the intricacies and opportunities digitalization has brought to the continent’s banking industry, making reference to Rokel Commercial Bank which he said has diligently navigated through a tumultuous transition to become a leader in innovative digital banking in Sierra Leone.
Underscoring the challenges faced by banks especially in terms of their desire to serve the whole country versus the realities of coping with infrastructural shortfalls like insufficient mobile connectivity, the MD said banks would normally have to collaborate with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to ensure customers have access to financial services wherever possible. To this end and considering the fact that Sierra Leone is a cash based economy, RCBank has adopted several innovative ways to ensure customers access their services in almost every part of the country.
This type of plenary session is the dream of great bankers and financial practitioners who may want to develop their up-skills and want to be part of a team of highbrows. RCBank – The Bank of Choice!!!
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In a recent interview, esteemed retailer Bonton Cole shared his exceptional experience with Sierra Leone’s leading betting company, Elephant Bet. Praising the company’s streamlined online platform and cutting-edge technology, Cole emphasized how Elephant Bet stands out for its efficient payment system, ensuring timely payouts, a significant edge over other betting firms.
One remarkable feature highlighted by Cole was Elephant Bet’s unique commission structure. The company pays out commissions every two weeks in physical cash, aligning with individual sales. Football games earn a commission of Le 8 for every Le 100 in sales, while the 5/90 Lotto yields Le 16 for every Le 100 sold. This lucrative incentive has empowered customers, with notable wins reported—such as a staggering 48 million leones scored from a mere Le 20 ticket.
Cole also commended Elephant Bet’s commitment to excellent customer care, emphasizing their attentive treatment of retailers. Notably, Elephant Bet pledges to repair retailer machines free of charge, ensuring seamless operations for their partners.
Notably, Cole stands among Elephant Bet’s top five highest-selling retailers, consistently generating approximately Le 2 million in sales per day—a testament to the company’s robust offerings and customer trust.
Elephant Bet, renowned for its diverse portfolio encompassing sports betting and casino products, including live betting, virtual games, attractive promotions, and substantial prizes, continues to redefine the betting landscape in Sierra Leone. With a reputation for reliability and innovation, it remains the go-to choice for discerning bettors seeking a comprehensive and trustworthy betting experience.
Dr. Gilpin, the astute Managing Director & CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank, has been nominated as one of the Top five (5) Financial Leaders in Sierra Leone. He is set to represent the country at the prestigious Global Reputational Forum & Reputation Fintech Awards hosted by Reputation Poll International on December 8th & 9th, 2023, at the Marriott County Hall in London. Additionally, he’ll serve as a speaker at this esteemed event.
Reputation Poll International Limited, renowned for listing the world’s 100 most reputable individuals and bank CEOs, is organizing this event in collaboration with WINTRADE and Go Global Trade, chaired by Lord J.D Waverley. The 2023 Global Reputation Forum aims to recognize the remarkable growth, integration, and reforms within Africa’s banking and financial sector.
The event is designed to acknowledge rapid expansion, integration, accelerated growth, and reforms of Africa’s banking and financial sector. The event will honor and celebrate outstanding Banks and Fintech Institutions that are moving Africa’s rapidly transforming finance sector. Expectations: 1. The forum is expected to bring together Executives from leading banks (Bank of England, HSVC, Europe Exim Bank ect) investors, Chairs, Technology and Innovation Top Executives. 2. Exclusive meeting with The Parliamentary Co-Chair of the U.K Trade and Investment including other Executive VIP Delegates.
The 2023 Global Reputation Summit will also feature a broad range of discussions and debates by top facilitators from Africa and Europe bringing theoretical & practical experiences to guide on how various sectors can work together to build credible reputation, branding strategies for accelerated growth; providing Banks, Fintechs, Global brands, individuals and organizations with the awesome opportunity to learn winning branding strategies that will help to build their reputation and maintain dominance in their markets.
These accolades reflect Rokel Commercial Bank’s commitment to leveraging cutting-edge strategies in technology and innovation, positioning itself as a key player in Africa’s innovative landscape.
As Manchester United gears up to host Chelsea in a highly anticipated showdown on Wednesday, 6th December, Elephant Bet unveils gripping insights, predictions, and odds for this titanic clash.
In a season fraught with challenges for both clubs, Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag find themselves grappling with injury-riddled squads. With Mason Mount’s fitness uncertain and Chelsea’s Reece James back from suspension, the stakes are high for this crucial fixture.
Elephant Bet’s analysis foresees a fiercely competitive encounter, predicting a goal-laden affair given the defensive vulnerabilities of both teams. Despite the unpredictability of their performances, a 2-2 draw emerges as the favored prediction.
Reflecting on the historical rivalry, Elephant Bet’s head-to-head statistics showcase a tight contest: Manchester United boasting 82 wins against Chelsea’s 55, with 56 draws.
In terms of odds, Elephant Bet sets the stage with Manchester United at 2.27, a draw at 3.42, and Chelsea at 2.32—offering bettors an enticing array of choices for what promises to be a gripping duel between these English football giants.
