Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 16

18-April-2005

SUDAN

Sudan Aid Conference Exceeds Target With $4.5Bn In Pledges

An international donor conference in Oslo on 11-12 April to raise funds for the reconstruction ofSudan following 20 years of civil war has exceeded its target with around $4.5bn in pledges. A recent UN and World Bank needs assessment for Sudan put the countrys reconstruction costs at $7.9bn until the end of 2007, with $2.6bn required in aid, and the remaining $5.3bn to be...