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27th April 2021

Invest Salone adapts programme resources to ensure economic resilience beyond COVID-19

Invest Salone, working with Sierra Leone’s private sector on adapting to the new market circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, is also adjusting to a significantly less predictable economy and limited…

8th March 2021

A fairer labour market for women in Sierra Leone

Women in Sierra Leone participate in the labour market at a similar rate to men, but seldom on an equal footing, according to Invest Salone, the FCDO-funded private sector development…

11th February 2021

A coordinated private sector brings key reforms to the 2021 Finance Act

When a government engages in consultation – or better yet, real dialogue – with the private sector as it formulates new laws and regulations, prospects grow for an outcome that…

26th January 2021

Invest Salone collaborates with the National Revenue Authority on investment climate reforms

Invest Salone is collaborating with the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to support reforms aimed at improving the investment climate in Sierra Leone. The collaboration was initiated in 2020 by Invest…

17th December 2020

Invest Salone briefs Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office via a virtual tour

Senior executives of Invest Salone, the UK aid flagship trade and investment programme in Sierra Leone, briefed Sir Philip Barton, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office…

6th November 2020

Sierra Leone’s fishing industry receives boost

Sierra Leone has received four inshore patrol craft donated by the Republic of South Korea to help the country to protect its territorial waters from illegal fishing by foreign vessels.…

8th October 2020

Roundtable for financial investors in Sierra Leone

On 18 September 2020, Invest Salone hosted a Development Finance Institution (DFI) Roundtable, one of the first of its kind in Sierra Leone. This high-level discussion provided a collaborative platform for…

1st October 2020

Invest Salone interviewed by BBC World Service

On Wednesday 30 September 2020 Invest Salone’s work to support the private sector in Sierra Leone during the COVID-19 pandemic featured in the BBC World Service programme ‘Focus on Africa’.…

18th September 2020

Invest Salone facilitates DFI Roundtable

On 18 September, Invest Salone will hold its second investor engagement workshop to discuss investment approaches, challenges and opportunities for businesses operating in Sierra Leone. The virtual meeting will target Development…

13th March 2020

Invest Salone urges SMEs to be active members of business organisations

The Team Leader for Invest Salone, Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, has encouraged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be active members of their respective business membership organisations and prioritise shaping the business…