April 20, 2021
Stakeholders at the consultative meeting in Port Loko
Stakeholders including traditional chiefs, local council authorities and business people in the North-Western District of Port and Kerena, have strongly embraced the National Investment Board (NIB), an initiative carved by President Bio to get rid of some bottlenecks in the private sector and boosts investment in Sierra Leone.
On Saturday, April 17
th, the board engaged stakeholders in the district to have their input in the National Investment Board bill before it could be passed into law by the Sierra Leone Parliament.
The NIB, according to the Executive Director,Dr.Maada Mustapha, will replace the existing board of the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) and that it will the singular authority to attract, coordinate and regulate investment in Sierra Leone.