Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 49

6-Dec-2010

Sudan

Sudan Attracts Over $3Bn In Investment Pledges At Kuwait Conference

Sudan has received investment pledges totaling over $3bn for development projects in the east of the country, after a two-day conference hosted by Kuwait that sought to attract $4.2bn in financing for 177 projects. Mustafa 'Uthman Isma'il, an advisor to Sudanese President 'Umar al-Bashir, revealed the total at a press conference, adding that donors and investors...