GOSS To Address Economic Crisis Ahead Of July 9 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 15th May, 2011 [Gurtong]-The Government of Southern Sudan has devised a comprehensive resolution to address the looming economic situation the virtual independent nation is facing ahead of her Independency scheduled on July 9th 2011.
The GOSS Minister of Commerce and Industry H.E Stephen Dhieu presented a memo to the GOSS Council of Ministers Meeting on Friday exposing the status of economic situation in the region. One of the key concerns in the memo was the shortage of food and commodities and the alarming rate of skyrocketing prises. Speaking to the press shortly after the Council of the Minister’s Meeting in Juba, the GOSS Minister of Presidential Affairs Dr. Cirilo Hiteng said, “the Minister of Commerce and Industry has presented a memo alerting the government on food shortage after the North Government stopped exporting commodities into South Sudan.” After a thorough analysis on the Minister’s memo presented by the Council, the Council has reversed the presentation of the Minister to the Minister’s Economic Cluster. The Cluster was recommended to establish more details on the economic situation in the region. It is then expected to report back to the council after one week for a final solution on the matter. Hiteng said the decision to table the economic situation was a wake up call after the Northern government blocked roads for transporting goods and services from Khartoum to South Sudan. The Minister warned that, “If the Khartoum’s decision continues it will jeopardize peaceful relationship between the two regions that are soon to become two autonomous States after July this year. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
