Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 45

8-Nov-2010

SUDAN

US Renews Sanctions Against Sudan

The US has extended economic sanctions on Sudan for at least one additional year, in a continuation of state policy originating in 1997 as a result of the crisis in Darfur. I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to Sudan and maintain in force sanctions against Sudan to respond to this threat, US President Barack Obama said in a letter to...