Services & Activities
What We Do
The CERCB provides expertise in achieving sustainable development at national and international levels. In alliance with others, we support policy reform to end global poverty and ensure fair and sound management of the world’s resources. We are working, with our partners, to have a real impact on policy and practice at national and global levels, combining a range of tools, skills and actions throughout a wide variety of activities.
Research & Consulting Activities
The CERCB conducts rigorous research, produces high quality research and policy reports, and offers in-depth advisory and consulting services.
A sample of core activities include:
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Carrying out empirical research and presenting policy options to enhance macroeconomic stability, fiscal transparency, accountability, and efficient domestic revenue mobilisation,
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Undertaking project evaluation and needs assessment exercises for state and non-state actors in Africa,
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Stimulating debate and dialogue about policy issues in Sierra Leone in particular and Africa in general,
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Producing consolidated tax and expenditure statistical bulletins, and
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Undertaking large-scale taxpayer and household surveys
Practice Areas
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Taxation, public finance and economics
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Public policy
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Development, governance, decentralisation
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​Survey implementation
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Research design, implementation, and analysis
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Monitoring and evaluation
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Public consultation
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Research dissemination and advocacy
Key Principles
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Establishing and strengthening partnerships, formal and informal, based on mutual respect and common interests
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Independent thinking to guarantee our reputation for impartial analysis, questioning conventional wisdom, and brokering dialogue between diverse groups
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Focusing on pragmatism and problem solving to bridge the gap between research and development
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Providing voice for less powerful interests by building their capacity to act and speak, and by linking local and global interests
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Enhancing knowledge for the full utilization of skills for the growth of institutions.
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Being flexible and multi-disciplinary in approach and working methods