Thousands of businesses to benefit from electronic cash registers in Sierra Leone

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Thousands of businesses to benefit from electronic cash registers in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, on Monday commissioned five thousand Electronic Cash Registers (ECR) which will be rolled out immediately across hotels and supermarkets in the country. The National Revenue Authority (NRA) last week, held a five-day technical training for stakeholders and business owners on the…

Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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