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Resource bank

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.

Strengthening Sierra Leone’s tourism sector

Discover how Invest Salone’s supported Sierra Leone’s tourism sector – from reconnecting the country with international tourism markets to strengthening the evidence, businesses and investment case for sustainable growth.

Topic: Tourism
Sector: Tourism
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Baseline assessment of the Sierra Leone Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles

This baseline assessment is Sierra Leone’s first assessment against the Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles, giving financial institutions a shared baseline and a clear path to stronger, more sustainable practice.
Topic: Finance, Sustainable finance
Sector: Finance
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

Knowledge bank: Sustainable finance

A collection of resources from Sierra Leone’s sustainable finance journey, from capacity-building materials and practical tools to the Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles.

Sector: Finance, Investment
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

The road to institutionalising public–private dialogue in Sierra Leone

A timeline showing how Invest Salone’s work to institutionalise public–private dialogue evolved from individual dialogue initiatives to more structured, sustainable mechanisms for government–business collaboration.

Launch of Sierra Leone Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles – Recap video

On 23 June 2026, Sierra Leone’s banking and microfinance sectors adopted the Sierra Leone Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles, the country’s first coordinated, sector-wide sustainable finance framework for financial institutions. Watch this recap video to hear from speakers at the launch event as they explain the significance of this milestone occasion.

Topic: ESG, Finance, Sustainable finance
Sector: Finance
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone

The road to Sierra Leone’s Voluntary Sustainable Finance Principles

This timeline explores the collaborations and milestones involved in producing Sierra Leone’s first coordinated, sector-wide framework for integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into financial sector decision-making, leading to its adoption on 23 June 2026.

Topic: ESG, Finance, Sustainable finance
Sector: Business, Finance, Investment
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone