President Kiir Promises Favourable Environment For Investment In South Sudan South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday announced that his government is ready to work out a favourable environment for investors aimed at boosting the private sector. 05 December 2013
*By Waakhe Simon Wudu* *JUBA, 5 December 2013 [Gurtong] - *Kiir was addressing hundreds of both domestic and foreign investors during a two day South Sudan Investment Conference (SSIC) that kicked off from yesterday in Juba. “South Sudan is ready and open to business,” Kiir told the investors. Kiir assured the investors of bettering the security sector which has for years remained one of the threatening challenges in the private sector affecting investment. He also promised to put in place legal frame works that ensure transparent and accountable environment for business transaction. “The government is aware that for both domestic and foreign investment to succeed the policy frameworks perfecting various sector of the economy must be established and effectively implemented,” Kiir said. He said his government is putting in place necessary policies, laws and regulations in order to create and encourage environment for both domestic and foreign investment. The South Sudan investment conference was attended by more than 400 investors. Aggrey Tisa, the Finance Minister said it is aimed at creating a sustainable economy in the fledgling nation. (CLICK HERE TO READ FULL SPEECH BY PRESIDENT KIIR<http://gurtong.net/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qks2OMYySj0%3d&tabid=124> ) 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>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.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/CAJb14oo-BMNvdn6UG28zjixdXyo7m2M5VkZy0x8BTvA7XFL9%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
