Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 36

5-September-2005

Sudan

Oil Ministers Seat Remains Empty In New Sudanese Cabinet

Talks aimed at resolving the deadlock over who will control the oil portfolio in the new Sudanese cabinet continued this week but failed to resolve the issue. While agreement has been reached on most ministerial positions according to power-sharing quotas set in Januarys peace deal, the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NPC) are both...