Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 37

13-Sep-2010

SUDAN

Sudan Looks To Gold And Agriculture As Prospect Of Secession Looms

Sudan plans to double its gold output over the next two years in order to help offset a possible fall in oil revenues starting next year, when South Sudan is expected to vote in favor of secession, according the countrys Minister of Mining ʹAbd al-Baqi al-Jaylani. Sudans current annual gold production is close to 20 tons, and could double or even triple over the next two...