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Cross-border money-movement rules — Sierra Leone

The cross-border money-movement rules for Sierra Leone — what may move across the border, and under what rule: who may move money (the licensed channel), export-proceeds repatriation, capital controls, cash-declaration thresholds and allowances, remittance-operator scope and investor transfer rights. Each rule is the record as published in the cited official instrument, in its own words, with its source date. Rules, not rates — never an exchange rate.

Who may move money (licensed channel)

Rule The record Source Source date
Remittance-operator scope outward
A mobile money operator in Sierra Leone may not send international OUTWARD remittances via mobile money without the Bank of Sierra Leone's approval — outbound cross-border remittance is a prohibited activity absent BSL approval, while the disbursement of inward foreign remittances is an enumerated permissible service (Guidelines for Mobile Money Services §28; the inbound-only regime, the WAEMU/CEMAC/TN class).
Verbatim
“The Mobile Financial Services Provider shall not unless with the approval of BSL”
Bank of Sierra Leone — Guidelines for Mobile Money Services (2015), §28 « PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES » (international outward remittances prohibited absent BSL approval) + the permissible-services list (disbursement of inward foreign remittances) not dated

The cross-border rules as published in the cited official instruments, as of each source's date — not legal or compliance advice. Rules, not rates: Afriset records the rules of cross-border money movement (windows, thresholds, allowances, channel and approval requirements), never a currency or exchange rate. A "documented absence" is a sourced finding that no such rule exists (e.g. a repealed exchange-control regime), true as of the source read — regimes can change, so verify current status with the regulator before acting.

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Licence registers for Sierra Leone

Who's licensed, and what it takes, per licence category in Sierra Leone.