Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 25

20-June-2005

MEES Agenda

Oil Boosts Sudans Economy But Political Challenges Weigh On Growth Potential

Sudans economy has great potential. Africas largest country has the mineral and human resources to underpin a strong economy; but the 20-year civil war has left a legacy of underdevelopment, and a large refugee problem. Oil revenues have helped to bolster economic growth in recent years, but an array of challenges faces the government in Khartoum if...