South Sudan’s finance minster David Deng Athorbei who retained his position in the new government of national unity has pledged economic reforms in the coming transitional period.

Athorbei said in statement to the press that overcoming the current economic crisis in the country is the responsibility of the government. 

He stressed that his government will fight corruption in the coming period, but noted that corruption is a problem everywhere including the west.

Athorbei denied long delays in payment of salaries for civil servants.

"This is not right. They get their salaries on time,” Athorbei said.

He said since he became finance minister there was a delay of only 10 or 15 days in payment  of salaries but not for months like some civil servants complain.