VP Koung Champions Inclusive Growth at Liberia Investment Conference

The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Honorable Jeremiah Kpan Koung Sr., delivered a powerful keynote address at the Liberia Investment Conference, currently underway at the Ministerial Complex in Monrovia from July 15–18, 2025. The high-level event brings together local and international investors, development partners, policymakers, and entrepreneurs to explore Liberia’s growing investment landscape. Vice President Koung emphasized that the conference comes at a crucial moment in Liberia’s journey toward sustainable development, investment, and economic reform. “Investment is not just a financial transaction it is a long-term partnership for development,” the Vice President stated. “We gather here today to signal our collective readiness to forge a united, prosperous Liberia.” He acknowledged the efforts of NOVA Africa Venture Group and the organizing committee for successfully delivering what he described as a landmark initiative. The Vice President highlighted the country’s vast opportunities across its key sectors mining, tourism, and agriculture pointing to Liberia’s untapped reserves of gold, iron ore, diamonds, fertile agricultural land, and a thriving fisheries sector. Vice President Koung also underscored Liberia’s strategic advantage as a coastal nation with access to regional and global markets through ECOWAS. Referencing recent infrastructure upgrades at the Free Port of Monrovia, he noted that Liberia is steadily enhancing its road, port, and energy systems to become a West African hub for trade and logistics. Reaffirming the government's commitment to improving the business climate, the Vice President said reforms are underway to ensure transparency, legal certainty, and investor protection. He pointed to streamlined processes at the Liberia Business Registry and National Investment Commission, making it easier for both local and foreign investors to do business in the country. “We are not only investing in our economy we are investing in our people,” he declared. “Through the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, we are building human capital to drive inclusive economic growth.” Vice President Koung declared that Liberia is transitioning from a past of dependency to a future of equal partnership. “In this new Liberia, we seek collaboration, not sympathy; investment, not aid; and opportunity, not dependency,” he said. He closed by celebrating Liberia’s recent election to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member, calling it a global endorsement of Liberia’s stability, credibility, and growing leadership. “The time to invest in Liberia is now,” he concluded. “Let us build a future that honors our history and uplifts our people.”