Reuters - Ugandan motorbike taxis weave through rutted streets. A Kuwaiti telecoms firm prepares to lay fiber-optic cable. Chinese and European delegations file down the oil ministry's scruffy halls.
An influx of adventurous entrepreneurs has helped fuel a small business boom in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, which declared independence in July under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war with the north.
They've been drawn to one of the ultimate "frontier markets" by demand for practically everything -- from roads and banks to office furniture and private security -- despite the snags posed by a dearth of infrastructure and clear regulations.
"It's the only place in the world today where there's an opportunity to start from scratch, from zero," said Tamir Gal, an Israeli businessman, as he greeted clients and officials at an agricultural trade fair. "If you start from zero, you have 100 percent to grow."...Continue
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