Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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Sierra Leone
Ratifies establishment of Koya Industrial Zone
20 Apr 2023On 20 April 2023, the Parliament ratified the establishment of the Koya Industrial Zone, a public-private partnership with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms, a developer and operator of industrial parks with projects throughout West Africa. The Industrial Zone is expected to comprise a port and rail system, energy systems and infrastructure to enable industrial activity. It is aimed at boosting economic growth and skilled jobs and raising export revenue by attracting investors through streamlined permits and approvals required to do businesses in Sierra Leone. The Koya integrated industrial zone is designed to host companies specializing, among other things, in agro-industry, timber processing, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods manufacturing, electric vehicle manufacturing, and cement and tile manufacturing. The initial focus is on import substitution by manufacturing tiles and processing iron-ore used in the construction industry, as well as creating pharmaceutical products. In agriculture, it will promote value capture by producing finished and packaged goods from forestry, cotton, soya and cashew.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation , Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- EcofinAgency, ARISE IIP launches the construction of the SIZ - Koya integrated industrial zone in Sierra Leone ??, https://www.ecofinagency.com/finance/2704-44468-arise-iip-launches-the-construction-of-the-siz-koya-integrated-industrial-zone-in-sierra-leone, 27 Apr 2023
- AfricAFC, AFC and Arise IIP break ground on new special economic zone in Sierra Leone, https://www.africafc.org/news-and-insights/news/afc-and-arise-iip-break-ground-on-new-special-economic-zone-in-sierra-leone, 26 Apr 2023
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.