Khartoum, Feb. 28 (SUNA)- The Secretary General of South Sudan Investment Authority, Ama Nuwel Paul, said that the government of South Sudan is giving a special priority for the investment in the agricultural field on ground that it is a strategic one for
guaranteeing food security
In a statement to SUNA, Paul said that south Sudan is needy for foreign investments in the field manufacturing of agricultural equipments, improved seeds and insecticides
He affirmed the existence of investment opportunities at the sectors of mining, oil exploration, transport, communications, hotels and tourism
Paul asserted the readiness of South Sudan Investment Authority to provide guarantees for the investors and to supply them with the required information. He indicated that the Investment Act for the year 2009 is very encouraging to investors and included the facilities offered to them
He called for establishment of a joint mechanism between the government of south Sudan, the Arab investors and the businessmen in the south to assume coordination in all the fields and issues relating to investment
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