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World Service,05 Mar 2012,18 mins

Business in Sierra Leone

Business Daily

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How can enterprise be encouraged in one of the poorest parts of the world? Justin Rowlatt reports from Freetown in Sierra Leone, and speaks to Juice bar owner Gladys England, to Manja Kargbo of the enterprise charity Afford, and Modupe Taylor-Pearce of Dragon Transport. He also asks Sheku Sambadeen Sesay, governor of the country's central bank, if regulation can promote growth in small businesses.

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