South Sudan poised to get $13B oil-backed loan from UAE firm

UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country's difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves.

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