Economy & Business

Spotlight on investing in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: Expert intelligence on Sierra Leone’s impact investment market, first-hand insights from successful investors and the launch of a deal book containing 15 viable impact investment opportunities are the highlights of the Sierra Leone Investment Summit, which is taking place on Monday 7 to Wednesday [Read More]

Economy & Business

BII and Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25 million risk sharing agreement for private sector growth 

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today announced a $25 million risk sharing facility with Ecobank Sierra Leone to boost private sector growth in high-impact sectors of the economy. The risk sharing facility, which includes a comprehensive technical assistance programme, will support Ecobank [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone must fulfil all preconditions for the implementation of the $480 million MCC funding

Murtala Mohamed Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Bryant Hunt has said that Sierra Leone must meet all prerequisites for implementing the $480 million MCC Compact. During an appearance on Radio Democracy 98.1’s ‘Good Morning Salone’ program, Hunt said that failure to [Read More]