Sudan

The external asymmetries built into the Sudanese economy are set for a rapid unwinding over the coming 18 months, as a surge in oil export revenues results in a marked improvement to... 2010-07-14

The governments of Sudan and semi-autonomous South Sudan continue to stumble unconvincingly towards a contentious referendum planned for January 2011, with the fallout from recent national... 2010-07-13

While a dramatic improvement in bilateral relations with Chad supports the security of Sudan's government, Khartoum will need to carefully avoid a concomitant deterioration in relations... 2010-07-13

BMI View: Early results from mid-April polls indicate that Sudan's President al-Bashir and the NCP have comfortably held onto power. The flawed nature of the election process bodes... 2010-04-21

BMI View:Sudan's external position was dealt a hefty blow in 2009 as the global economic downturn hit export receipts hard. Going forward, we expect the improvement in external demand... 2010-04-20

Sudan saw a period of disinflation in the latter part of 2009 with y-o-y headline inflation falling from a high of 14.5% in August to 13.4% in December. We expect this disinflationary... 2010-01-29

The former prime minister of Sudan has announced that he will contest the country's forthcoming presidential election scheduled for April 11, 2010. Sadeq-al-Mahdi, the head of the... 2010-01-29