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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.

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Facilitating a favourable investment climate: Lessons from Sierra Leone​

Invest Salone’s Pooja Melwani spoke at the ANDE Annual Conference 2023 on how Invest Salone's work focuses on both reducing the cost and risk of doing business in Sierra Leone and on supporting firms to grow. Download the presentation.

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How COMPETE Salone delivered a complete package of support for Capitol Foods

Discover how Capitol Foods maximised the COMPETE Salone process by drawing on Invest Salone’s support, guidance and resources in this Q&A.

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How does Invest Salone work with Sierra Leone's agriculture sector to help boost its potential?

Discover how our support is helping Sierra Leonean businesses to tackle growth constraints, develop new business models and become more competitive and productive.

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Invest Salone ANDE Conference talk – Facilitating a favourable investment climate: Lessons from Sierra Leone

This presentation shares Invest Salone's lessons learned from working in economies like Sierra Leone, which are emerging from fragility.

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Invest Salone at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Annual Conference 2023

Invest Salone is taking part in the ANDE Annual Conference 2023. Find out more about how we work with the public and private sectors to generate better jobs and higher incomes for Sierra Leoneans.

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Acumen and Invest Salone impact investment deal summit 2021

Acumen and Invest Salone brought together representatives from seven impact investors for the impact investment deal summit, concluding a rigorous seven-week bootcamp designed to help companies fine-tune their business plans…
Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Coffee in Sierra Leone

At its peak, Sierra Leone was exporting about 20,000 tonnes per year but the country’s coffee exports have declined over the last 30 years. Invest Salone’s review of the coffee…
Sector: Coffee
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Cocoa in Sierra Leone

International demand for cocoa is high, yet compared to neighbouring countries, Sierra Leone’s exports are low. Watch this video to find out how Sierra Leone can capitalise on this demand.
Sector: Cocoa
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Invest Salone Insights: Textiles in Sierra Leone

This series showcases key industries in Sierra Leone including the textiles sector. Find out the current situation, challenges and opportunities for investing in textiles in Sierra Leone.
Topic: Investment Insight
Sector: Textiles
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Invest Salone Insights: Cocoa in Sierra Leone

This series showcases key industries in Sierra Leone including the cocoa sector. Find out the current situation, challenges and opportunities for investing in cocoa in Sierra Leone.
Topic: Investment Insight
Sector: Cocoa
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Invest Salone Insights: Oil palm in Sierra Leone

This series showcases key industries in Sierra Leone including the oil palm sector. Find out the current situation, challenges and opportunities for investing in oil palm in Sierra Leone.
Topic: Investment Insight
Sector: Oil palm
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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Invest Salone Insights: Coffee in Sierra Leone

This series showcases key industries in Sierra Leone including the coffee sector. Find out the current situation, challenges and opportunities for investing in coffee in Sierra Leone.
Topic: Investment Insight
Sector: Coffee
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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