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29th May 2024

New report finds public and private sector collaboration is essential for a credible carbon market in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s emerging voluntary carbon market could be an economic and environmental game changer for the country, according to a new report from Invest Salone. However, key public and private…

3rd May 2024

Sierra Leone’s Tour de Lunsar and Street Child Marathon highlight the potential of ‘Made in Salone’ sports tourism

With a growing number of international participants, two of Sierra Leone’s biggest sporting events – the ‘Tour de Lunsar’ and the ‘Street Child Sierra Leone Marathon and Cycle Challenge’ –…

19th April 2024

Home Sewn! How Sierra Leonean fashion’s contemporary ‘Made in Salone’ aesthetic is giving life to the sector

Sierra Leone’s fashion and textiles sector has dominated its social scene this year, and in the process is showing itself as an increasingly powerful tool for economic empowerment. From Manikene’s…

8th March 2024

How Invest Salone partners to support investment in female entrepreneurship

Sub-Saharan Africa has over a quarter of working women involved in entrepreneurial activity – the world’s highest rate. Supporting them to build profitable and sustainable businesses has the potential to…

2nd February 2024

Improving local feed production is key to growth in Sierra Leone’s poultry industry

Optimising commercial feed production locally would boost the productivity of Sierra Leone’s poultry industry, according to a report by Invest Salone, the UK-government funded private sector development initiative. The report,…

6th December 2023

New round of funding for investors supporting sustainable development in Sierra Leone

Invest Salone – a UK government-funded programme for private sector development – has opened a new round of funding from its PROSPER Salone initiative. PROSPER Salone is a grant-matching facility…

6th December 2023

First local currency corporate bond to be issued in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s nascent capital market recently achieved a significant milestone with the launch of the country’s first local currency corporate bond, approved by the Bank of Sierra Leone. The new…

4th December 2023

New study analyses the potential of Sierra Leone’s carbon market

A new case study of Sierra Leone’s carbon sector, which features in a recently published report on climate finance, highlights the sector’s considerable potential but stresses the urgent need for…

22nd November 2023

International investment delegation commits to continued support for Sierra Leone business sector

An investment delegation of nine major international investment and finance organisations visited Sierra Leone for five days in October. The visit concluded with a networking reception for business and public…

20th November 2023

Sierra Leonean tour operators showcase their services at major international travel fair

As part of their support to Sierra Leone’s tourism sector, Invest Salone attended the prestigious annual World Travel Market in London, 6–8 November, with two of Sierra Leone’s leading tourism…