The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the bereaved families and affected communities of the mudslide and flood disasters which took place in the early hours of Monday morning the 14th of August, 2017. The Agency hereby expresses
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The Petroleum Directorate is pleased to announce that, following a successful collaboration with TGS Nopec, ownership of a series of 3D seismic surveys acquired by TGS under a multi-client agreement has now reverted to the Petroleum Directorate. The surveys include the Blocks 4 & 5 survey (2008), the Blocks 3, 4A, 4B / 4A Extension
Joule Africa has announced it has signed a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Sierra Leone that will see the company expand its hydropower developments. Under the agreement, Joule Africa and its local partner Energy Services Company (ESCO), through joint ownership of newly formed Seli Hydropower, will build an extension to
The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry organized a one day Exporters Forum on Tuesday 11th July 2017 at the Shangri-La Entertainment Complex on the theme, ‘Making Export Easier’. The Objectives of the Forum were to: To discuss procedural and regulatory obstacles faced by
The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) on Friday 26th May 2017 facilitated a day’s forum at the Shangri La Entertainment Complex, Aberdeen Freetown. The forum attracted investors in the Agribusiness sector nationwide, Government officials in Ministries, Departments and Agencies and other private sector players operating in the Agribusiness sector. In his opening
Established in 2014, Fly Mid Africa is a Gambian carrier based at Banjul International Airport. Mid Africa Aviation Limited, the parent company of Fly Mid Africa, also offers asset management services, including pre-financing, lease and BoT arrangements. Fly Mid Africa Airline is being facilitated by the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) and Cinderella Travel
The news of the increase in price of iron ore could not come at a better time than now for the economy of Sierra Leone as the country is yet to recover fully from the slump in the world price of the commodity which seriously affected the operations of the country’s two flagship investment projects
A high level delegation of the management and a cross section of shareholders of Dole Packaged Foods led by the Senior Vice President Mr Danko Stumbuk are current on a visit in Sierra Leone to facilitate the operations of Sierra Tropical Limited (STL) a subsidiary of Dole Packaged Foods, a world leader in growing,
The Government of Sierra Leone in collaboration with its partners Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Standard Chartered Bank on 14th March 2017 organised the first commercial law summit in Sierra Leone at the Radisson Blu Hotel Freetown. The aim of the summit is to develop and enhance commercial law reforms to promote business growth and
The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA), the appointed focal contact for the country’s participation in the Expo 2020 by the Government of Sierra Leone to work in close contact with Ambassador Timbo Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a meeting on Thursday 2nd March with Representatives of selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies to plan and put together a coordinated approach for Sierra Leone’s participation in the Exhibition.