Overview and services
The National Investment Board is Sierra Leone's one-stop centre for promoting, facilitating and sustaining investment. It was established by the National Investment Board Act 2022 and brings registration, investment promotion and export promotion under one roof.
What the Board is for
NIB is the first place an investor goes in Sierra Leone. It exists to reduce the steps between an idea and an operating business, to keep the process open to inspection, and to give investors one institution to deal with from the first enquiry to the last filing.
Its mandate covers private sector growth, public-private partnerships, and investment that supports the country's long-term national goals. NIB connects investors to opportunities, to the incentives they may qualify for, and to the government and private sector bodies they will deal with.
Services across the investment lifecycle
Investment promotion
Targeted investment leads and project profiles, sector studies and risk-return analysis, investment missions and events abroad, and advice on which incentives and tax benefits an investor is eligible for.
Export promotion
Help for local producers to reach regional and global markets, links to trade fairs and buyers, support with export documents, standards and certification, and market reports.
Investment facilitation
Guidance through licences, permits and approvals, coordination with ministries and agencies so decisions are made on time, and help obtaining an Investment Certificate and a site.
Business and company registration
A single registration portal for investors, incorporation, tax identification and statutory filings, with help in person at the Freetown office or remotely.
Public-private partnerships
Structuring partnerships in infrastructure, health, education and energy, with transaction advice, legal due diligence and procurement support.
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Continued contact with investors who are operating, resolution of grievances across agencies, and support with expansion and reinvestment.
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