Facilitating a favourable investment climate: Lessons from Sierra Leone​

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 from her talk to find out more.

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Women in Tourism: Market and Investment Readiness

In 2024, Invest Salone hosted the “Women in Tourism: Market and Investment Readiness” conference to explore one of the biggest challenges facing women in Sierra Leone’s tourism sector: access to finance. The event brought together financial institutions, policy-makers and entrepreneurs to share insights, build networks and identify opportunities to strengthen women-led businesses.

Advancing women’s financial inclusion in Sierra Leone: A strategic analysis and action plan

Women’s access to finance is a critical driver of social and economic empowerment and sustainable development, yet significant disparities especially between genders persist, particularly in low-income countries such as Sierra Leone.

Quarterly Newsletter – July 2025

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work supporting sustainable finance, diaspora engagement and private sector development in Sierra Leone. It features highlights from the country’s first ESG conference, updates on the Fashion Design and Textile Association’s national symposium, a refreshed Investment Toolkit for SMEs and insights from events promoting climate finance and green investment.