Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 48

29-Nov-2010

SUDAN

Think-Tanks Say Intensified Violence In Sudan Could Cost Region Over $100Bn

Any surge in violence in Sudan following the souths planned referendum on independence in January would have a severe impact on the countrys oil industry and entail costs of over $100bn to the wider region, including $50bn in lost Sudanese GDP, according to a report published on 25 November by the Frontier Economics Limited, Institute for Security Studies...