South Sudan, mired in conflict, squeezes budget

By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's finance minister on Monday presented a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, describing it as "ambitious under the current circumstances", with an ongoing conflict hampering the economy. The budget, estimated at 10.8 billion South Sudanese pounds (about $3.7 billion), will be debated by parliament in three weeks and is due to take effect next month. The world's newest nation plunged into civil war in late 2013 when a political crisis provoked