Sudan

A recent United States Institute of Peace briefing paper has highlighted that a number of logistical issues need to be addressed before the next elections in 2009. Before these elections... 2007-09-26

BMI View: In spite of the ongoing turmoil in the country, we see growth staying in the double-digits this year, coming in at 10.3% y-o-y. Thereafter, it should tail off gradually.... 2007-09-05

Sudan has delayed until February a national census seen as crucial to the success of democratic elections and a vote on secession for the oil-rich south, according to the United Nations.... 2007-09-05

International pressure is building to bring the long-running tensions in Sudan's western Darfur region to an end. The country remains beset by unrest, and two of the three peace deals... 2007-09-04

BMI View: In spite of the ongoing crisis in Darfur, growth is speeding ahead in Sudan; we forecast real GDP growth of 10.3% y-o-y in 2007. Given double-digit growth, inflation... 2007-07-04

Following a peace deal which was mediated last year by Eritrea, former east Sudan rebels have left their camps and have been deployed to designated sites around main towns, where... 2007-07-04

While Khartoum remains under heavy international pressure to stop dragging its feet on the issue of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, we highlight two notable government moves in... 2007-06-26

At the end of May the US ratcheted up sanctions against Sudan. The punitive actions included barring 31 Sudanese companies from doing business in the US. Moreover, economic sanctions... 2007-06-04

BMI View: Western drives to push China toward a more pro-active stance to the Darfur crisis appear to have yielded some results, but we deem any real hardening of Beijing's hitherto... 2007-05-29

A peace deal signed between Sudan and Chad on April 3 2007 is welcome news; the deal is aimed at reinforcing territorial integrity and rooting out opposition forces from both countries... 2007-05-08