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James Alic Garang

James Alic Garang is a South Sudanese economist, Chair of Monetary Affairs Committee of the East Africa Community and the current governor of the Bank of South Sudan.[1] He previously served as a senior advisor to the Executive Director at the IMF Executive Board in Washington, DC.[2] Garang assumed the office after being appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on October 4, 2023.[3]

James Alic Garang
BornAjok Village, Ayat Center, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Sudan
OccupationGovernor of the Bank of South Sudan, Economist, Banker
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts
University of Utah
Years active2009–present

Early life and education

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Garang was born in Ajok Village, Ayat Center, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State in the present-day Sudan.[4]

After completing high school, Garang relocated to the United States through the Lost Boys of Sudan program.[5] He immediately enrolled at Salt Lake Community College, where he graduated with an Associate Degree in 2003.[6]

In May 2006, he graduated from the University of Utah with honors Degree of Science.[7] In December 2009, he attained a Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst,[8] and in May 2014, he attained a PhD in Economics from the same institution.[9]

Career

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Garang profession started at the Upper Nile University as an Assistant Professor and Deputy Dean.[10] He worked as an intern for African Development Bank in Tunis, Tunisia between 2009 and 2010.[11] He was also the banking sector's lead evaluator for the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Government of Southern Sudan (2006-2010)[12] and worked as a consultant of the Republic of South Sudan (June –August 2011) and World Bank South Sudan Office (2013-2014).[12]

Garang was an advisor to the Executive Director (AfG1 Constituency) of the International Monetary Fund (2017-2021), and Senior Advisor of the IMF Executive Director (AfG1 Constituency) (2021-2023). He also worked as consultant of World Bank South Sudan Office (2013-2014); National Consultant on “Assessing Economic Benefits and Costs of South Sudan Accession to EAC,” Imani Development Ltd, South Africa (2014-2015); Columnist of the Juba Telegraph, and Senior Economist with the Ebony Center for Strategic Studies based in Juba, South Sudan.[13]

Garang is also the founder of the Africa Center for Financial Inclusion, a non-profit institution that promotes inclusive financial system in Africa.[14]

In July 2024, he received the African Economic Resilience and Growth Champion Award at the 14th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), which was held from 4th to 5th July 2024. The award ceremony was a highlight of the ALM Africa Summit London 2024.[15]

In July 2024, he represented South Sudan at the African Leadership Summit, which was held on the 17th to 18th July 2024 at the Hilton London Metropole and House of Lords, London, United Kingdom.[16]

In September 2024, Garang launched a cashless campaign drive urging South Sudanese citizens to embrace electronic payment options, such as mobile money, debit cards and credit cards as a way of promoting digitization of financial services.[17] [18] [19] [20]

Publications

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Garang has published in various economic and related disciplines in various journals:

References

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  1. ^ "27th Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community Monetary Affairs committee" (PDF). Bank of the Republic of Burundi. May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Inside South Sudan's economic recovery". CNBCAFRICA. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ "President Kiir Appoints Dr. James Alic Garang as the New Governor of South Sudan Central Bank". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ Beswick, Stephanie, ed. (2004), "Communities in the Northwest: The Northern Bahr el-Ghazal", Sudan's Blood Memory: The Legacy of War, Ethnicity, and Slavery in South Sudan, Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, vol. 17, Boydell & Brewer, pp. 79–88, doi:10.1017/9781580466271.012, ISBN 978-1-58046-627-1, retrieved 2024-07-26
  5. ^ "The Lost Boys of Sudan | International Rescue Committee (IRC)". www.rescue.org. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  6. ^ "James Garang - Department of Economics - the University of Utah".
  7. ^ "News about University of Utah alumni". Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  8. ^ "James Garang - Department of Economics - The University of Utah". econ.utah.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  9. ^ "South Sudan's existential fiscal crisis and possible remedies". 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "James Alic Garang". www.intechopen.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  11. ^ "Annual Meetings 2024: Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan join $35 million African Development Bank climate disaster risk financing project".
  12. ^ a b "The Sudd Institute Team".
  13. ^ "South Sudan woos Kenyan investors in real estate, mining sectors". 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  14. ^ "Leadership Team – ACFI". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  15. ^ Ukoha, Blossom (2024-07-17). "South Sudan Central Bank Governor, Alic Garang Receives Recognition for Economic Prowess". African Leadership Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  16. ^ Mayen, Daniel (2024-07-19). "Dr. James Alic Garang's speech at African Leadership Summit in London". BoSS | Bank of South Sudan. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  17. ^ umajulius (2024-09-18). "South Sudan bank launches no physical cash carrying drive". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  18. ^ Chang, Koang (2024-09-17). "Dr Alic urges public to open accounts for transactions". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  19. ^ Goor, Akuot (2024-09-18). "BOSS encourages public to open bank, mobile money accounts to ease cash transactions". The Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  20. ^ "South Sudan tests cashless pay to civil servants". Nation. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
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