By Amin Kef Sesay
Sierra Leone’s top and most renowned Economist in the land, Prince Jacob Macauley, has been invited by SierraEye Magazine to speak at a debate which theme is entitled: “This House Believes that the Economic Policies of the New Direction are the right direction towards a Sustainable and Sound Economic Environment” which is slated to take place on the 27th March at Radisson Blu hotel.
Macauley, who has become famous with his Score Cards and Integrity Score Cards that he use to assess the performances of MDAs, will be among other respected economists that have been chosen to speak on the theme.
Economist Macauley has been in the economic and humanitarian field for so long now which will enable him to look at the country’s situation from the economic and humanitarian aspects.
He has a rich CV, having worked as a Consultant for Adam Smith International, Crown Agent, Athena Infonomics, IMF, World Bank and AFDB for years in his career.
As an economist he knows the problems that the country’s economy is currently facing and on many occasions on radio and television and in his writings, proffered solutions towards solving them.
In the debating area, Mr Macauley is known for coming up with highly brilliant ideas.
