BoSS Governor Highlights AI Economic Significance at MEFMI Forum
By:Daniel Mareng Wek Magok
Washington, D.C., October 2025 – As the IMF-World Bank meetings continue in Washington DC, Hon. Dr. Addis Ababa Othow, Governor of the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), is actively participating in key deliberations and engaging in a series of sideline meetings.
In one such meeting, Governor Othow attended the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) forum, where he served as the moderator for the high-level session on “Artificial Intelligence and the Global Economy: Opportunities and Risks.”
In his opening remarks, Dr. Othow highlighted that “Artificial Intelligence is not only transforming the financial sector, markets, and productivity patterns, but also challenging policymakers to rethink macroeconomic management and regulatory frameworks.”
He further emphasized the necessity of strengthening institutional capacity, data infrastructure, and digital readiness in developing economies like South Sudan to fully harness AI’s potential for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Dr. Othow’s participation underscores South Sudan’s active engagement in global economic dialogue and its commitment to adopting forward-thinking policies that position the nation within the emerging digital and knowledge-driven global economy.
The forum was attended by finance leaders from around the world, including representatives from the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), the Bank of Uganda, representative from Kenyan National Treasury, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the BlackRock Investment Institute.