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SIERRA LEONE BANKING SECTOR PERFORMANCE SECTOR ANALYSIS. How Profitable were Banks In Sierra Leone During 2013? T he 2013 published financial statements for commercial banks in Sierra Leone were quite impressive to say the least. Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) came out tops in terms of profitability and total assets base, recording 32% of the total profits published by the 7 commercial banks under review. United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) were the 2nd and 3rd most profitable recording 18%1 and 17%1 respectively of the total profits of the 7 banks. Ecobank (ECO) recorded 16%1 of the total profit. ECO is gradually proving