Juba

==Economy==
Juba has been described as undergoing an economic boom, especially in the past five years and since independence.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} The prospect of an economic boom has brought thousands of merchants to Juba, mostly from northern Sudan and from [[East Africa]]. {{as of|October 2010}}, several regional and international businesses have established a presence in Juba. The [[Commercial Bank of Ethiopia]] and the Kenyan banking conglomerate [[KCB Group|Kenya Commercial Bank]] has its South Sudanese headquarters in the city and a branch network of eleven branches throughout South Sudan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcbbankgroup.com/su/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1|title=About KCB Southern Sudan|date=4 March 2008|publisher=Kcbbankgroup.com|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320194732/http://www.kcbbankgroup.com/su/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=1|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The three indigenous South Sudanese commercial banks namely; [[Buffalo Commercial Bank]], [[Ivory Bank]] and [[Nile Commercial Bank]], all maintain their headquarters in Juba. [[Equity Bank Group|Equity Bank]], another regional finance services provider also has a branch in Juba. [[National Insurance Corporation]] (NIC), the leading Ugandan insurance services provider, maintains an office in the city.<ref>[http://www.nic.co.ug/pg.php?Id=6&p=media&s=news NIC Expands Into Sudan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516032406/http://www.nic.co.ug/pg.php?Id=6&p=media&s=news|date=16 May 2009}}</ref> Despite recent economic difficulties brought about by the [[South Sudanese Civil War|15 December 2013 civil war]], Juba has continued to grow and construction is still booming. This is probably due to the high demand for affordable housing and hotel accommodations. Research from the [[Overseas Development Institute]] found that markets in Juba are transient, as many traders only come to make a quick profit and so do not invest in storage facilities or shops.<ref>Irina Mosel and Emily Henderson (2015) [http://www.odi.org/publications/10000-markets-crises-south-sudan-case-study Markets in crises: South Sudan case study] London: Overseas Development Institute</ref>