FURTHER INFORMATION

KEY GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Anti-Corruption Commission (http://www.anticorruption.gov.sl/)

Bank of Sierra Leone (https://www.bsl.gov.sl/)

Financial Intelligence Unit (http://www.fiu.gov.sl/)

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (http://maffs.gov.sl/)

Ministry of Energy (http://www.energy.gov.sl/)

Ministry of Finance (http://mofed.gov.sl/)

Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources (https://slminerals.org/)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation (http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.sl/)

Ministry of Trade and Industry (http://www.trade.gov.sl/)

National Minerals Agency (http://nma.gov.sl/)

National Revenue Authority (http://www.nra.gov.sl/)

National Telecommunications Commission (http://www.natcom.gov.sl/)

Office of the Administrator and Registrar General (http://www.oarg.gov.sl/)

Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (http://www.sliepa.org/)

Sierra Leone Ports Authority (http://slpa.sl/slpa/)

Links to key reports and country profiles from GoSL, international agencies and civil society organisations

IMF, Sierra Leone Profile
(http://www.imf.org/external/country/sle/)

World Bank Group, Sierra Leone Profile
(http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/sierraleone)

World Bank Group, Sierra Leone Economic Update –
Reviving Urban Development
(https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30032)

PPP Knowledge Lab (World Bank Group), Sierra Leone Profile
(https://pppknowledgelab.org/countries/sierra-leone)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , Sierra Leone Profile
(http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index/en/?iso3=SLE)

GoSL (2015), National Ebola Recovery Strategy
(https://ebolaresponse.un.org/sites/default/files/sierra_leone_recovery_strategy_en.pdf)

Transparency International (2018) Corruptions Perceptions Index
(https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018)

UNCTAD (2010) Investment Policy Review, Sierra Leone
(http://unctad.org/en/docs/diaepcb200914_en.pdf)

UNDP (2017) Sierra Leone 2017 Annual Report
(http://hdr.undp.org/sites/all/themes/hdr_theme/country-notes/SLE.pdf)

UNDP (2012) National Energy Profile of Sierra Leone
(https://www.undp.org/content/dam/sierraleone/docs/focusareadocs/undp_sle_energyprofile.pdf)

World Trade Organisation (26 August 2014) Trade Policy
Review, Report by the Secretariat, Sierra Leone
(https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp403_e.htm)

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

A4P	Agenda for Prosperity
ACC	Anti-Corruption Commission
ACFTA	African Continental Free Trade Agreement
Advisory Board	Sierra Leone Minerals Advisory Board
AfDB	African Development Bank
AML	Anti-Money Laundering
ARIPO	African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation
ASYCUDA	Automated System for Customs Data
BITs	bilateral investment treaties
CBAs	collective bargaining agreements
CCS	carbon credit scheme
CET	common external tariff
Commission	Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission
Companies Act	Companies Act 2009
CPI	Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index
CRA	Credit Reference Act 2011
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
DFID	UK Department for International Development
ECOWAN	ECOWAS fibre optic network
ECOWAS	Economic Community of West African States
EDSA	Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority
EGTC	Electricity Generation and Transmission Company
EITI	Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Act	Environmental Protection Agency Act 2008
ETLS	ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme
EU	European Union
EWRC	Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission
FDI	Foreign direct investment
FIU	Financial Intelligence Unit
FTCC	Fast Track Commercial Court
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GoSL	Government of Sierra Leone
GVWC	Guma Valley Water Company
HFO	heavy fuel oil
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce
ICSID Convention	Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States
IDEA (UK)	International Development Enterprise Associates (UK)
IFC	International Finance Corporation
IGMS	International Gateway Monitoring System
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IPA	Investment Promotion Act 2004
IPPs	independent power producers
JSRSIP III	Justice Sector Reform Strategy and Investment Policy for 2015-2018
LCA	Local Content Agency Act 2016
LCIA	London Court of International Arbitration
LFS	labour force survey
MDAs	Ministries, Departments and Agencies
MFN	most-favoured-nation
MTNDP	Medium-Term National Development Plan
Mines Act	Mines and Minerals Act 2009
Minister of Mines	Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources
MRU	Mano River Union
NASSIT	National Social Security and Insurance Trust
NATCOM	National Telecommunications Commission
NGOs	non-governmental organisations
NCP	National Commission for Privatisation
NERS	National Ebola Recovery Strategy
New York Convention	New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
NLP	National Land Policy
NMA	National Minerals Agency
NP	Sierra Leone National Petroleum Company Ltd
NPAA	National Protection Area Authority
NPPA	National Public Procurement Authority
NRA	National Revenue Authority
NWSP	National Water and Sanitation Policy
OARG	Office of the Administrator and Registrar General
OIC	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
PCT	Patent Cooperation Treaty
Petroleum Act	Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act 2011
Platform	National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Polishing Act	Diamond Cutting and Polishing Act 2007
PPP	public private partnership
PPP Unit	Public Private Partnership Unit
QE2	Queen Elizabeth II
RMFA	Road Maintenance Fund Administration
SEZ	Special Economic Zone
SLIEPA	Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency
SLNC	Sierra Leone National Carrier
SLNC Act	Sierra Leone National Carrier Ratification Agreement Act of 2012
SLNSC	Sierra Leone National Shipping Company
SLPA	Sierra Leone Ports Authority
SLRA	Sierra Leone Road Authority
SLWC	Sierra Leone Water Company
SMEs	small and medium enterprises
SMESL	Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Sierra Leone
TRIPS	World Trade Organisation Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
UNCITRAL	United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
UK	United Kingdom
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
US	United States
WAPP	West African Power Pool
WASH	water, sanitation and hygiene
WCA	Wildlife Conservation Act 1972
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organisation
WTO	World Trade Organisation