About SLIEPA

The Sierra Leone Investment & Export Promotion Agency promotes and facilitates investment to further the growth of our economy.

In 2004, the Government of Sierra Leone enacted an Investment Promotion Act No. 10 of 2004. The overriding objectives of the above mentioned instrument are:

To facilitate and promote investment incentives to potential investors through the establishment of an institution that is tasked with the responsibility of facilitating the registration of business enterprises, business development and training, access to finance, and advocacy, among others;
To promote fair treatment and protection of foreign investments in terms of guarantees against expropriation, guarantees for free transfer of funds and facilitating the amicable settlement of disputes

The administration of the Investment Promotion Act 2004 was initially assigned to the Sierra Leone Export Development and Investment Corporation (SLEDIC). In 2007, this function was assigned to the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA), following the enactment of the Investment and Export Promotion Act of 2007. The principal functions of the said Agency are as follows:

To promote investment opportunities in Sierra Leone and provide information to potential investors on matters relating to investments;
To facilitate registration of business enterprises and assist investors in obtaining permits, licenses, certificates or clearances needed for the commencement of business (that is, acting as a “one-stop” centre);
To assist potential investors in identifying joint venture partners in Sierra Leone. To develop relationship between public and private sector for the growth of investment

Vision

To become the leading Investment & Export Promotion Agency in the West Africa Sub-region.

Mission

We contribute to the growth of the Sierra Leone economy by providing effective, efficient, reliable, and timely investment &export promotion services to domestic and international investors.

Mandate

The Government recognizes that the country’s economic recovery and growth will depend on generating more investments and exports and therefore clearly sets out two specific mandates for SLIEPA:

To conduct the business of investments promotion in Sierra Leone.
To develop and diversify the export of traditional and non-traditional produce.

Functions

To promote investment opportunities in Sierra Leone and provide information to potential investors on matters relating to investments;
To facilitate registration of business enterprises and assist investors in obtaining permits, licenses, certificates or clearances needed for the commencement of business (that is, acting as a “one-stop” centre);
To assist potential investors in identifying joint venture partners in Sierra Leone.
To develop relationship between public and private sector for the growth of investment

Objectives

The objectives of SLIEPA are to promote investment into Sierra Leone and promote exports of Sierra Leonean products. More specifically the agency shall:

Encourage and promote the development of agricultural production and other activities oriented towards exports
Provide exporters with marketing advisory services and assist them in developing marketing plans for entering or expanding business into foreign markets;
Identify potential investors with a view to encouraging them to invest in agriculture and other sectors of the economy, and promote both locally and internationally, the opportunities for investment in Sierra Leone;
Collect, collate, analyse and disseminate in user friendly and accessible formats, information about investment opportunities in the economy and priority sectors in Sierra Leone;
Facilitate co-ordination and cooperation between the public and private sectors in matters relating to investments

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