Liberia Market Overview Report: 2014
Liberia Market Overview Report
2014
This report is a publication of the Building Markets’ USAID Sustainable Marketplace Initiative Liberia (SMI-L). SMI-L's goal is to support sustainable, market-driven growth and job creation through the facilitation of economic linkages between major buyers and local suppliers. SMI-L links large international and domestic buyers with capable local suppliers to increase employment, strengthen local enterprise capacity, expand business opportunities, and build confidence in the market.
Following two previous editions, this report examines key market trends and detailed perspectives of both buyers and suppliers as researched during the period extending from May 2013 to May 2014. The first edition of this report provided a baseline in terms of the organization and key characteristics of local businesses, and the second edition tracked the evolution of the business environment and local business improvements between 2012 and 2013.23 This report builds on the previous edition to highlight impacts and challenges around local procurement.