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https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhLW5ld3Nyb29tLmNvbS9hZnJpY2FyYy9sb2dhbmFseXRpY3M_cHJlc3NfaWQ9MjQ0MDU1JnByZXNzX3NvdXJjZT1FbmVyZ3klMjBDYXBpdGFsJTIwJiUyMFBvd2Vy\/1d8b3be7ac6e\/kush-bank-to-welcome-delegates-as-platinum-sponsor-at-south-sudan-energy-conference.webp?p=143422&amp;w=1600&amp;h=0&amp;c=0 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhLW5ld3Nyb29tLmNvbS9hZnJpY2FyYy9sb2dhbmFseXRpY3M_cHJlc3NfaWQ9MjQ0MDU1JnByZXNzX3NvdXJjZT1FbmVyZ3klMjBDYXBpdGFsJTIwJiUyMFBvd2Vy\/332a6a9a1bcf\/kush-bank-to-welcome-delegates-as-platinum-sponsor-at-south-sudan-energy-conference.webp?p=143422\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>South Sudanese financial institution Kush Bank will participate at the sixth edition of the\u00a0South Sudan Oil &amp; Power (SSOP)\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3JnVIyn\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3JnVIyn<\/a>) conference &amp; Exhibition in June as a platinum sponsor. As a top tier sponsor, Kush Bank will sponsor and exclusively host a special poolside opening reception at the Radisson Blu Hotel on June 14.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The platinum sponsorship follows the bank\u2019s high-level participation as a gold sponsor at last year\u2019s edition, whereby Kush Bank signed two industry-advancing deals.<\/p>\n<p>The first deal saw Kush Bank receiving a mandate to finance $75 million for\u00a0Ezra Group\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3SZp3Dv\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3SZp3Dv<\/a>)\u00a0and Jedco\u2019s integrated energy value chain project in South Sudan, while the second comprised the signing of a memorandum of understanding with\u00a0Orus Consulting\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3F5PUI7\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3F5PUI7<\/a>), aimed at strengthening both parties\u2019 investment efforts across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Having emerged as a leading local bank in the energy space, this year, Kush Bank, led by CEO Ryan O\u2019Grady, will meet with regional and local energy players, with the aim of advancing financing deals. The bank\u2019s platinum sponsorship will advance this agenda, positioning Kush Bank at the center of networking and dialogue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Kush Bank as a platinum sponsor at SSOP 2023, the sixth edition of the country\u2019s foremost energy conference. Building on partnerships forged during 2022\u2019s edition, the financial institution is expected to play an important role in reaffirming South Sudan as the engine of East African growth by facilitating and raising the capital needed to get new projects off the ground. We look forward to the suite of new deals that will be signed this year,\u201d states James Chester, Senior Director at SSOP event organizer, Energy Capital &amp; Power.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital &amp; Power.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energycapitalandpower.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/kush-bank-to-welcome-delegates-as-platinum-sponsor-at-south-sudan-energy-conference?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Angola\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/angola\/\">Angola<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Sudanese financial institution Kush Bank will participate at the sixth edition of the\u00a0South Sudan Oil &amp; Power (SSOP)\u00a0(https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3JnVIyn) conference &amp; Exhibition in June as a platinum sponsor. As a top tier sponsor, Kush Bank will sponsor and exclusively host a special poolside opening reception at the Radisson Blu Hotel on June 14. 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