Corruption Issues Preclude Enforcement Of $1B Award, South Sudan Bank Says

( December 18, 2025, 2:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bank of South Sudan (BOSS), which on Dec. 17 filed notice in District of Columbia federal court explaining that its counsel was never formally retained to represent co-respondent the Republic of South Sudan, separately filed a brief urging the court to deny a Qatari bank’s motion for judgment on the pleadings confirming an arbitral award against them worth more than $1 billion, writing that the award didn’t address the convictions on corruption charges of certain bank officials....