Japan Invests $320m In South Sudan: Official The Japanese government has now invested US$320m on several projects since the independence of South Sudan in 2011, an official said on Wednesday. 29 November 2013
By Waakhe Simon Wudu *JUBA – 29 November 2013 [Gurtong] -*Takeshi Akamatsu, the Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan cited improvement of basic economy, social infrastructures, development of alternative industries, improvement on basic living and livelihood and strengthening governance and security as priority areas where the funds have been spent. The biggest projects will be construction of River Nile Bridge in Juba slated to start next year. The three year-project plan is estimated to cost US$84m. On Wednesday, the Japanese Embassy and its key implementing partner, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) together with representatives of media agencies in the country toured its projects Juba in an effort to create awareness of their activities in the country. One of the projects currently on implementation, estimated to cost US$47.7m is improvement of water supply system in Juba which was launched last month. It is expected to benefit approximately 389,000 people in the country’s capital, Juba. “Of the US$320m, some of the funds have been used already on implemented projects and some are yet to be used,” said the Japanese diplomat. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Business<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/2/Business.aspx>, Foreign Relations<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/5/Foreign-Relations.aspx>, Foreign Aid/Assistance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/30/Foreign-AidAssistance.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14op-42DGQHBB13FL4fbHg7jRD%3DB%3DnWLF96bH8DYySJRs1w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
