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flag South Sudan launches new fiscal plan to fight inflation, stabilize currency, and reduce oil dependence with spending controls, reforms, and $187M debt payments.

flag South Sudan has unveiled a new fiscal framework to combat high inflation, currency instability, and oil dependency, with Finance Minister Bak Barnaba Chol announcing strict spending controls, prioritization of essential services, and a freeze on non-essential hiring. flag The plan, developed with key institutions, includes revenue reforms like a proposed VAT, oil sector improvements, and efforts to diversify the economy through support for SMEs and agriculture. flag The government aims to stabilize the currency, rebuild foreign exchange reserves, and manage a projected fiscal deficit through grants and concessional financing, while allocating $187 million for debt servicing to restore international credibility.

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