Private sector told to spearhead South Sudan’s integration into the EAC

PUBLISHED ON June 17th, 2019

Private sector told to spearhead South Sudan’s integration into the EAC

The private sector in South Sudan has been requested to spearhead the country’s integration into the East African Community (EAC).

“Private sector has to be anchored on predictable policy consistency at the socio-economic policy levels”, said the EAC secretary general Liberat Mfumukeko.

He made the remarks last week during a sensitization workshop for private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs) in Juba.

The event was organized by South Sudan’s ministry of Trade, Industry and EAC Affairs and the Arusha-based secretariat of the Community.

Amb. Mfumukeko called for the speeding up of the country’s integration into the EAC to pave way for the implementation of projects and programmes.

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation joined the EAC in August 2016 but is yet to be fully integrated into the bloc.

Source: The Citizen

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