Quarterly Newsletter – April 2024

This issue is a round-up of Invest Salone’s work supporting private sector–led growth in Sierra Leone. It includes highlights from our impact to date in unlocking investment and strengthening businesses, updates on the poultry feed sector and investment opportunities, insights from our Technical Assistance Facility and stories on how our partnerships are helping women entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses.

Topic: Financial instruments for business, Gender equality and social inclusion, Sustainable business
Sector: Business, Finance, Investment, Poultry
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