The change of currency after South Sudan’s Independence may provoke a shortage of cash.
South Sudan has six months to switch from the Sudanese Pound to the South Sudanese Pound Ð or SSP.GoSS spokesperson Barnaba Marial Benjamin warned the public that during the transition period the South may experience a shortage of Sudanese pounds as the government of Khartoum withdraws its money.
He added that the South Sudanese Pound will be introduced in two or three weeks time.
Dr. Marial said that Juba and Khartoum teams are still discussing the exchange rate between the two legal tenders in Addis-Ababa.