News

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,…

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…