MONROVIA, Oct. 22 -- The Liberian government has promised sweeping business reforms, stronger investment protections and expanded opportunities for industrial development as investors and business leaders from across Africa gather in Monrovia for the 7th Biennial Prosperity Africa Conference and Liberia Investment Forum.

The conference, which opened Tuesday at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex, is being held under the theme, "Innovation in Business Leadership and the Economics of Tomorrow."

Co-hosted by the Liberia Chamber of Commerce and the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the gathering brings together representatives of several African countries, investors, development partners and policymakers to explore opp...