The Bank of South Sudan said it signed a currency-management partnership memorandum with De La Rue on 3 September, at a meeting attended by Finance Minister Kuol Daniel Ayulo and BoSS Governor Addis Ababa Othow. De La Rue chief executive Clive Vacher also took part in the discussions on treasury and monetary cooperation.

According to the central bank, technical support will cover currency planning and forecasting, banknote quality management and circulation. The partnership is intended to develop durable currency-management capacity and strengthen the security and resilience of the banknote system. The announcement gave no contract value or banknote order quantity.