Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 9

01-March-2010

SUDAN

Qatar Pledges $1Bn For Sudan Reconstruction

Qatar will contribute $1bn to a development bank to assist in the reconstruction of Sudan, the Qatari Amir said on 23 February. Speaking in Qatar at the signing of a framework agreement for negotiations between the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani said that a ceasefire deal between the two parties signed...