Headquarters | Plot No. 1, Block D 6, Juba Market, Juba, South Sudan[1] |
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Ownership | 100% state ownership[2] |
Governor | James Alic Garang |
Central bank of | South Sudan |
Currency | South Sudanese Pound SSP (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | 230 million USD[2] |
Website | www |
The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) is the central bank of the Republic of South Sudan. Established in July 2011, by an Act of Parliament (The Bank of South Sudan Act, 2011), it replaced the now defunct Bank of Southern Sudan, a former branch of the Bank of Sudan,[3] which had served as the central bank of South Sudan, during the period between February 2005 until July 2011. The bank is fully owned by the Government of South Sudan.[4]
The bank maintains its headquarters in the city of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with branches in the towns of Wau, Yei and Malakal.
The Bank of South Sudan is the central bank of the Republic of South Sudan. It is headed by the Governor of the Bank of South Sudan. The Bank is the only institution that is constitutionally mandated to issue the South Sudanese pound.
The main functions of the Bank of South Sudan are:
The Governors were appointed by the President of South Sudan.
Name | Took office | Left office | |
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Elijah Malok Aleng | July 2005 | August 2011 | [7] |
Kornelio Koriom Mayiek | August 2011 | January 2017 | |
Othom Rago Ajak | January 2017 | May 2018 | [8] |
Dier Tong Ngor | May 2018 | January 2020 | [9] |
Gamal Abdalla Wani | January 2020 | November 2020 | [10] |
Dier Tong Ngor | November 2020 | January 2022 | [11] |
Moses Makur Deng | January 2022 | August 2022 | [12] |
Johnny Ohisa | August 2022 | October 2023 | [13] |
James Alic Garang | October 2023 | Incumbent | [14] |
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