Macroeconomic Forecast Sudan

January 2007 | Macroeconomic Forecasts

BMI View: The government's publicly administered oil prices are placing a hefty strain on the fiscal accounts in terms of foregone revenues. Decentralisation of finances will also direct funds away from central resources, but the development of the oil industry over the medium term should result in large surpluses, and we see the balance improving to 5.36% of GDP by 2008, up from 2.1% in 2007 and an estimated 0.86% in 2006.

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