SPLA-IO Accused of Detaining Civilian Boats, Demanding $4,000 Along Sobat River ‎

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‎ Boat ferrying civilians  Nasir, Upper Nile State  ‎Authorities in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, have accused forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of detaining civilian riverboats and demanding ransom-like payments of up to $4,000 from traders and passengers along the Sobat River. ‎ ‎According to Nasir County Commissioner James Gatwech Joak, several boats traveling from Matar in Nasir County to Malakal were intercepted by SPLA-IO soldiers in Yakuach, an area in Nyirol County, Jonglei State. ‎ ‎“Our traders paid local taxes to SPLA-IO in Mandeng before setting off. But on reaching Yakuach, they were detained again and told to pay an additional four thousand U.S. dollars,” Commissioner Gatwech said. ‎ ‎He explained that the detained boat operators and traders were reportedly held for four days while armed men demanded more payments.  ‎ Some of the passengers were women, children, and patients traveling for medical treatment in Malaka...
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Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) To Increase Investment In South Sudan

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Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to increase investment in South Sudan, reveals managing director.

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Kenya Commercial Bank or KCB plans to increase investment in its South Sudan, according to according Managing Director.

Roba Waqo Jaldesa told the press on Thursday that with 32 billion South Sudanese Pounds, KCB is reopening branches and introduced mobile banking to attract more customers.

He explains to reporters in Juba that KCB has 122,000 customers and is targeting 200,000 by the end of next year

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Waqo said “we came to this country in 2006 as the first foreign bank and we have resiliently survived these challenges”.

He added that “we have enough capital to invest in the market, both in brick and mortar and also in terms of technology. This year we have opened one new branch and we are looking forward to opening the ones we had temporarily closed.”

“I’m confident that next year we will be strong in terms of economic growth because everything is now taking the right perspective and direction”, Waqo said.

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KCB shut 12 of its 23 branches and fired scores of staff amid war-induced hyperinflation and foreign-currency shortages, a move that almost cost it its license.

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  1. Emmanuel Lowi9 August 2019 at 19:53

    Hopefully but No trust again

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  2. ZoYa SeVen13 March 2022 at 04:57

    التطورات الجارية التي تشهدها المملكة العربية السعودية في قطاع التجارة تستدعي وقوف محامي تجاري بالرياض لجانبكنظراً لأهمية العمل في قطاع التجارة والنهوض في المملكة للعالمية المتقدمة ، وعلى اعتبار أن المملكة العربية السعودية تعتبر سوقاً لتصريف المنتجات محامي تجاري في الرياض

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