The traders in Jonglei state have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to give them letters of credit, giving them access to hard currency. The government of South Sudan promised to credit traders from the affected states with hard currency.
The traders in Jonglei state have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to give them letters of credit, giving them access to hard currency. The government of South Sudan promised to credit traders from the affected states with hard currency.
The government announced a credit facility of 10 million US dollars in April, to go towards rebuilding conflict affected states and enabling businesspeople purchase food items and other essential commodities for sale.
The traders in Jonglei state, particularly Bor, are saying they have not yet received notification from the state government to collect the credit. They locked their shops on Friday, claiming their share of the money had been diverted.
Muzee AyuelArok, a coordinator in the Jonglei State Chamber of Commerce says the state government has promised to address the issue within five days.
“Governor John Koang Nyuon has convinced the business people saying that he will follow up from the government of South Sudan. They will follow up and then give the money to business people. They told us to give them five days to follow up,” he said.
In Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states, businesspeople have suffered losses in the conflict but no clear promises from government that there will be compensations. Most shops and stores were looted and destroyed in the most recent conflict
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