Elections and transitions of political power carry a certain degree of uncertainty, which when interpreted by investors translates into political risk. In response, investors tend to adopt a cautious ‘wait-and-see’ approach. One of the effects of this is a slow-down - or even a halt - in investment activity (and foreign direct investment inflows), especially in economies regarded as fragile, which impacts on economic growth. This trend has been apparent from Italy to Sierra L

Various terms have been used to describe the fields that make up TVET. These include apprenticeships, vocational education, technical education, workforce or workplace education amongst others, but essentially TVET it is the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the world of work. With around 100 registered TVET institutions, Sierra Leonean employers should arguably have no problem finding suitable candidates to fill their vacancies. Nevertheless, according to research that

Plans for the first phase of the Bumbuna hydropower project were unveiled in 1975. Eighty-five percent of construction was complete by May 1997, when it was halted because of civil war. The project was restarted in 2005 and was eventually completed in November 2009. Almost eight years later, in August 2017, Joule Africa signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government, for electricity from a 143-MW expansion of the 50-MW Bumbuna station. It was an importan

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With a view to self-sufficiency Professor Monty Patrick Jones, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS) is focusing his ministry’s energies on creating at least 10,000 jobs across key value chains through increasing agricultural production and productivity and commercial agriculture. Read our interview with him on page 31 of Insight Magazine. #Agriculture #ProfessorMontyPatrickJones #Rice #foodsecurity #SierraLeone #MAFFS

Sixty-six percent of adults see entrepreneurship as a good career choice, and more than half of the working-age population feel they have the ability to start a business – according to the GEM 2015 Global Report. But a recent snapshot of Insight magazine readers found that they have an even more entrepreneurial streak, with 78% saying they want to run their own business in the future and a further 19% saying they wish to both run their own businesses and work as an employee.