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.

Topic: Investment, Investment and export promotion, Sustainable business
Sector: Other
Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone
Published by: Invest Salone
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