Dr Thomson Fontaine, Senior Economic Advisor on the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) in South Sudan, was part of a JMEC delegation that briefed members of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) on Friday April 27, 2018. The JMEC was established in 2015, to oversee implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.
The JMEC team led by Chief of Staff Ambassador Berhanu Kebede met the members of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) committee of the TNLA, headed by the Chairperson Hon. Adeng Leek Deng, at the TNLA headquarters in Juba. This consultative meeting focused on the importance of the CDF and also on the Enterprise Development Fund (EDF), two key organs stipulated in Chapter IV of the Peace Agreement. Dr. Fontaine briefed the members on the critical role of the EDF in generating employment opportunities within the private sector, marginalized groups including youth and women, and the development of Micro-Medium and Small Enterprises (MMSEs). Dr Fontaine said, “The TNLA has a vested interest in ensuring that the EDF becomes operational since its successful implementation can go a long way in contributing to needed economic growth in South Sudan”. Fontaine reportedly stressed the critical importance of generating sustained growth within the economy, and said, “Ultimately, the CDF will benefit with higher contributions as the economy improves with a consequent positive impact on government revenues”.
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