Wear a lightweight suit for business meetings. Make appointments well in advance and confirm nearer the time. Be punctual yourself but don't expect punctuality. Business cards are essential and it's good to include relevant titles. A personal relationship is key to doing business here so make sure you take time to develop this.
Some common exports of Sierra Leone are coffee, cocoa, ginger, palm kernels, palm oil, cassava and bananas. Diamonds, titanium ore (rutile), bauxite, gold, iron ore are among the natural resources of Sierra Leone.The currency rate of one us dollar to the leone is 4320 leones to the dollar.
If you visit a contact or friend in Sierra Leone, he or she will almost certainly invite you to stay and eat. Men and boys generally eat separately from women and girls. Water is brought round for you to wash your hands and then people gather round a central dish of food. Eat from the area in front of you, making sure you only use your right hand and don't reach over. People often don't talk while eating so don't be embarrassed if there is silence.
The Mendes are known for the culture of secret societies, locally called Bondo, which have considerable background influence over the way things are done. Should you attend a secret society celebration in a rural area you will see men dressed as ‘devils' dancing round the village. They are held in respect by the locals.
The colors of the Sierra Leone flag are green light blue and white.
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