The Invest Salone Resource Bank brings together a collection of resources related to Invest Salone’s work to encourage investment, generate exports, create jobs and diversify four key sectors in Sierra Leone. Pooling resources produced by Invest Salone and external contributors, this tool will grow to provide a broad range of resources related to investing and doing business in Sierra Leone. Use the filters below to explore the resources by type, sector, topic and more.
Made in Salone: Transforming gara production for Sierra Leone’s textiles industry
Discover how Sierra Leonean designers like Mary-Ann Kai Kai, Madam Wokie, are bringing a contemporary twist to traditional artisanship and introducing Sierra Leonean textiles to new audiences.
Made in Salone: Transforming cassava production in Sierra Leone
Made in Salone explores the benefits of local manufacturing and production in Sierra Leone. Find out how Sierra Bo Garri, a cassava farm and processing plant in Bo District, Sierra Leone, is working to industrialise cassava processing.
Invest Salone Insights: Tourism in Sierra Leone
This series showcases key industries in Sierra Leone including the tourism sector. Find out the current situation, challenges and opportunities for investing in tourism in Sierra Leone.
Land reform in Sierra Leone: The benefits of public–private dialogue
This case study examines the importance of public–private dialogue (PPD) in bringing about policy decisions that support responsible investment in agribusiness.
Acumen–Invest Salone Investor Roundtable 2022
Through PROSPER Salone, Invest Salone has partnered with Acumen to run a series of investment-ready bootcamps. This Roundtable was organised to discuss the outcomes of the bootcamp and showcase the firms to potential investors.
Putting money where the impact is: A PROSPER Salone case study supporting clean, green energy and livelihoods
Find out how one successful PROSPER Salone grant-winner used its funding to develop a pipeline of potential companies in Sierra Leone for investment and supported one business to expand their green energy services.
Import duty waiver implementation constraints
This study assessed the import duty waiver constraints for private businesses applying for exemptions.
The Cashew Sector in Sierra Leone
A scientific survey of raw cashew nuts (RCN) in Sierra Leone found that cashew nuts can become one of Sierra Leone’s major export products assuming that companies deal professionally, especially with farmers and buyers.
