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6th November 2024

International investors in Sierra Leone to explore opportunities in infrastructure and sustainable tourism

This week, Sierra Leone welcomes a significant delegation of international investors to explore opportunities in the infrastructure and sustainable tourism sectors and engage with government officials and entrepreneurs. This visit…

4th October 2024

Spotlight on investing in Sierra Leone at this week’s AFSIC Investing in Africa conference and exhibition

Expert intelligence on Sierra Leone’s impact investment market, first-hand insights from successful investors and the launch of a deal book containing 15 viable impact investment opportunities are the highlights of…

1st October 2024

The commercial banking sector discusses voluntary sustainable lending principles for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s commercial banking sector recently demonstrated its support for green growth and ethical business models, with discussions on voluntary sustainable lending principles for Sierra Leone – intended to incentivise…

27th September 2024

On World Tourism Day, Invest Salone highlights the role of Sierra Leone’s artistic renaissance in promoting tourism and social unity

This year, as World Tourism Day underscores tourism’s potential for fostering peace through cross-cultural understanding, Invest Salone examines how Sierra Leone’s artistic renaissance has the potential to be the country’s…

31st July 2024

Could ‘Made in Salone’ cuisine be a bite-size gateway to the growth of Sierra Leonean tourism?

The flavour of ‘Made in Salone’ food is beginning to make its mark internationally. As Sierra Leone is set to host UN Tourism’s third Regional Forum on Gastronomy for Africa…

29th July 2024

Investor field trip to Sierra Leone’s agribusiness heartland

Agriculture is a core component of Sierra Leone’s economy, employing about two-thirds of the labour force. To explore investment and learning opportunities in the sector, Invest Salone recently conducted an…

20th June 2024

First local currency corporate bond successfully closed in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s nascent capital market achieved a significant milestone on 12 June 2024 with the successful closure of the country’s first local currency corporate bond, approved by the Bank of…

17th June 2024

Closing the green skills gap in Sierra Leone’s financial sector

Through a Memorandum of Partnership with the Bank of Sierra Leone, Invest Salone, a UK funded private sector initiative, is currently working with the Bank to boost its capacity to…

14th June 2024

Sierra Leone’s fashion and textiles industry launches new national association

The Sierra Leone fashion and textiles industry continues to demonstrate its growing creative and economic significance, with the launch of the Fashion, Design and Textiles Association on 13 June 2024.…

4th June 2024

International finance institutions visit Sierra Leone to support private sector lending

Representatives from last year’s investment delegation of development finance institutions (DFIs) have returned to Sierra Leone to support private sector lending. Building on the achievements of the 2023 investment delegation,…