Invest Salone and the Bank of Sierra Leone met on 13 December 2022, to discuss the next steps in the sustainable finance roadmap, which is intended to help integrate sustainability…
At an introductory workshop on international marketing (6 December 2022), over 14 companies from Sierra Leone’s fashion and textiles industry heard suggestions for creating lookbooks, pricing strategies for export, as…
Following initial assessments conducted earlier this summer, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), who will be receiving support under Invest Salone’s technical assistance facility (TAF), gathered in Freetown on 8…
It has been five years since international tour operators last visited Sierra Leone, but today (14 November 2022) Invest Salone, a UK-government funded private sector development initiative, welcomed a party…
To unlock growth in Sierra Leonean start-ups, structured support is essential if they are to acquire the tools necessary to attract institutional investment. This was one of the key messages…
Participants attending a recent public–private dialogue (PPD) on Sierra Leone’s duty waiver system have identified concrete recommendations and next steps to improve the process. The PPD was attended by importers,…
Seventy stakeholders from Sierra Leone’s business ecosystem took part in a public–private dialogue (PPD) on Thursday 15 September to discuss green investment. They overwhelmingly supported the need for a sustainable…
Stakeholders with an interest in mitigating the risks of climate change on the Sierra Leonean economy and accessing finance to place the economy on a more sustainable footing, will come…
The cashew industry in Sierra Leone has significant export potential if the reasons for the sector’s low productivity are identified and yields are improved, concludes the most comprehensive survey of…
Invest Salone has today (1 September 2022) announced a new COMPETE Salone innovation grant opportunity for the private sector in Sierra Leone to develop or use environmentally sustainable technology and…