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Does Investment Incentives Mediate the Relationship Between Government Revenue Management Practices and Financial Sustainability? Evidence from Oil Resources in South Sudan

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  • Matiok Santino Akuei
  • Joshua Wanjare
  • Charles Wafula

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The financial sustainability of oil resources is a critical issue for resource-rich developing countries like South Sudan, where the management of oil revenues plays a pivotal role in national economic stability and growth. The study's objective was to determine the mediating effect of investment incentives on the relationship between government revenue management practices and financial sustainability of oil resources in South Sudan. A descriptive longitudinal research design was adopted, utilizing secondary data collected from 2012 to 2023 from sources such as the Central Bank of South Sudan, the Ministry of Petroleum (MOP), the Ministry of Finance and Planning (MOFP), the World Bank Report and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and analysis by regression models. The findings revealed that investment incentives mediates the relationship between government revenue management practices and financial sustainability of oil resources in South Sudan, suggesting that strategic incentives enhance the benefits of revenue management practices (R2 = 0.3412, p

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  • Matiok Santino Akuei & Joshua Wanjare & Charles Wafula, 2025. "Does Investment Incentives Mediate the Relationship Between Government Revenue Management Practices and Financial Sustainability? Evidence from Oil Resources in South Sudan," Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 14(1), pages 1-1.
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