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Investment treaty awardUnpaid

Qatar National Bank v. South Sudan and Bank of South Sudan

Loans to South Sudan and its central bank

Headline amount
$1BEstimate
Respondent
South SudanState and state-owned entity
Awarded
2024
Status
UnpaidNothing collected

Latest development Jul 24, 2026

A U.S. court enforced the ICSID award against South Sudan and its central bank.

The award

Amount awarded
Over $1B in loan repayments (GAR)
Award holder
Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)
Respondent
Republic of South Sudan and the Bank of South Sudan
Forum
ICSID (case number not verified)

Challenges

None verified.

Enforcement

QNB petitioned the D.D.C. to enforce the award on June 13, 2025 (No. 1:25-cv-01870), which made the full award public. The court enforced it (reported July 24, 2026).

Recovered to date

None reported

Notes

Claimant name from the D.D.C. docket caption. ICSID case number, exact amount, award date and any annulment application not verified. Payment not verified.