(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Uganda and South Sudan have signed a trade memorandum of understanding, with both sides pledging to ease border delays and costs facing traders along the route between the two countries. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Kampala at the second Uganda-South Sudan Business Forum and Exhibition.Continue Reading
(BANGKOK, THAILAND) – South Sudan’s delegation at the IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings has held a series of high-level talks aimed at attracting investment and strengthening economic cooperation. The delegation led by Caretaker Minister of Finance and Planning Hon. Athian Ding Athian and Central Bank Governor Hon. Dr.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Average food basket prices across South Sudan stayed the same at 133,602 South Sudanese pounds (about $20.55) per person for the month, according to the World Food Programme’s latest market monitor covering 28th September to 4th October 2026. The figure was unchanged week on week and month onContinue Reading
(BANGKOK, THAILAND) – The Minister of Finance and Planning, Athian Ding Athian, has held talks with senior World Bank officials on strengthening economic cooperation between South Sudan and the international financial institution. The meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on the sidelines of the ongoing Annual Meetings of the WorldContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority is planning to hold the country’s first Annual Tax Conference. The initiative aims to advance tax reforms, strengthen tax administration and boost domestic revenue mobilisation. The conference is expected to provide a predictable and credible platform for dialogue. It will bring together governmentContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority has held talks with a delegation from the African Development Bank to review progress under the NORMA II project. The Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority, Rizig Dominic Samuel, received the delegation on Monday. The delegation is visiting Juba from 12thContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Ugandan traders in South Sudan are in a state of alarm after city authorities in Juba issued notices barring foreigners from retail trade. Leaders of the traders’ community told a major newspaper in October 2026 that the notices were delivered verbally by local government authorities. NoContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The cost of the Multi-Sector Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket for a six-person household in South Sudan fell by 10% in September 2026 to 804,633 SSP ($142), according to the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative. The initiative, led by REACH and guided by the South Sudan Cash WorkingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – China’s expanded zero-tariff policy for African countries could create new opportunities for South Sudanese products to enter the Chinese market, the Chinese ambassador to South Sudan has said. Ambassador Ma Qiang made the remarks on Monday at a reception in Juba marking the 77th anniversary of the foundingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The National Ministry of Trade and Industry has called on commercial banks to form a banking union and speed up the move to digital banking as a shortage of physical South Sudanese Pounds continues to affect trade and daily life across the country. The call was made duringContinue Reading
