(JUBA) – A new nine million US Dollar project aims to link South Sudan’s financial markets with eight other countries, making it easier to move money, invest across borders and grow businesses. The grant, approved by the African Development Fund, will help modernise payment systems and expand access to financeContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s tax authority has begun training staff to improve how it communicates with taxpayers, a move aimed at lifting the country’s low levels of voluntary compliance and increasing the government’s own source revenue. The three day workshop, run by the South Sudan Revenue Authority in the capitalContinue Reading
(Nairobi, Kenya) – Family Bank founder Titus Muya and his associates recorded a gain of Sh4.74 billion ($36.7 million) on their holdings in the lender after its share price jumped by 44 percent on its first day of trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange on Tuesday. The bank listed 1.662Continue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) has completed a two week workshop on the preparation and roll out of a Financial Management Manual, a move aimed at tightening financial governance within the institution. Staff from the Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Planning and Budgeting, Internal Audit, andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Three member states of the East African Community are carrying large unpaid contributions to the regional bloc, with South Sudan counted among the countries whose arrears are now driving a push for stricter funding rules. Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo top the list, but South Sudan’sContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has been urged to view refugees as entrepreneurs, employers and business owners rather than simply as recipients of aid, a shift in thinking that officials and development partners say could unlock significant economic gains for the country. The call was made on Thursday during a gatheringContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority has ordered businesses and individual taxpayers to settle all outstanding tax debts immediately and warned that unregistered enterprises face criminal prosecution. The Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Lino Ajang Ajang, issued a public notice on 12 June 2026 confirming that theContinue Reading
(AUCKLAND) – Global fitness company Les Mills has called on gyms and health clubs worldwide to support a major UNICEF fundraising campaign inspired partly by humanitarian challenges witnessed in South Sudan and other crisis affected countries. The company’s Workout for the World initiative will take place on June 20, 2026,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan Humanitarian Fund continued to finance emergency relief operations across the country in 2025 despite a decline in donor contributions, according to a new annual report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The report said South Sudan remained affected byContinue Reading
(WEST NILE, UGANDA) – The South Sudanese Refugees Association has trained its staff on the use of a digital platform aimed at modernising the management of village savings and loan association groups among refugees and host communities in Uganda’s West Nile region. The training was conducted in partnership with EnsibuukoContinue Reading
