Sudan

BMI View: We foresee a significant downturn in real GDP growth in Sudan in 2009, to a forecast 7.9%, from an estimated 12.7% in 2008. This is largely owing to a marked slowdown in... 2008-11-24

BMI View: We have adjusted our forecasts for Sudan's current account balance, on the back of the ongoing decline in oil prices and the global growth slowdown. We now see a current... 2008-10-27

The finance minister of South Sudan on October 24 asked lawmakers to approve a supplementary budget owing to overspending by the armed forces. The extra spending amounts to nearly... 2008-10-27

BMI View: Real GDP growth in Sudan is set to fall to 7.9% in 2009, from an estimated 12.7% in 2008, as the effects of the global financial crisis feed through. The growth of the... 2008-10-27

Having recently carved a niche for itself as a regional peacemaker, Qatar is looking to maintain a high diplomatic profile, now turning its attention to the Darfur conflict. In May,... 2008-10-06

Respected Muslim Brotherhood mufti Youssef al-Qaradawi has suggested that Shi'a Muslims have 'infiltrated' Muslim countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.... 2008-09-26

BMI View: Sudan's economy should register real growth of 12.9% in 2008, thanks to strong growth in the non-oil economy, particularly as non-oil growth in 2007 was higher than initially... 2008-09-26

As the six-year transition period set in motion by Sudan's 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement moves toward its last couple of years, there are signs that China is positioning itself... 2008-09-26

Yet, the referral of the dispute over Abyei's boundaries to another international panel, more than three years after the borders were meant to have been agreed upon, does little to... 2008-09-11

Ongoing high food price inflation and government plans to settle outstanding domestic arrears are likely to put further upside pressure on inflation over the course of 2008.