July 14, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir seeks skilled and knowledgeable personnel to fix the biting economy, explaining the regular changes often made in his government. Until he granted autonomy to the Central Bank month, Kiir has been making changes in the bank and the Finance ministry, requesting other government institutions to coordinate and implement his directives to help the bank fulfill its constitutional mandate and carry out duties and functions without any interference. But in March 2024, the president made changes in the Finance ministry, sacking Barnaba Bak Chol and replacing him with Awou Daniel Chuang who was removed on July 11. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Finance minister Marial Dongrin Ater, the president said he would not stop making changes until  he gets someone with right skills and knowledge to fix the economy “I understand you have been in the national revenue authority and know how money is being collected from the people.  So, You make a network to get the money and then find  the solution. The solution will be that you must  have one account, one  single account because the money, which is collected,  everyone has own account.  And these …

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