Sudan

The financial services sector in Sudan

Published by Johan Burger on 14 May 2018

Investors with the requisite risk appetite have several opportunities to select from, should they be interested in targeting Sudan.

Doing business in Sudan: Investments and untapped opportunities

Published by Johan Burger on 7 May 2018

The country has a GDP of US$96bn, which is higher than East African favourites of Ethiopia and Kenya, in spite of having had to endure USA sanctions and embargoes.

The resurgence of Sudan: From zero to…

Published by Johan Burger on 5 April 2018

According to Trading Economics, Sudan has the sixth-largest GDP in Africa, in spite of US and EU sanctions and embargoes.

Post-sanctions Sudan: A unique opportunity for frontier-market investors?

Published by Maritz Africa Intelligence on 16 August 2017

It is rumoured that a delegation from a prominent US carmaker recently visited Khartoum to scout for opportunities.

Profit-making idea: Keep an eye on developments in Sudan

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 August 2017

Sudan could soon emerge as one of Africa’s business and investment hotspots, if decades-old US economic sanctions are lifted.

African passports: The powerful, the weak and the (now) barred from the US

Published by Kate Douglas on 30 January 2017

US President Donald Trump has now banned visa access to citizens from three African nations. We look at the continent’s most powerful and weakest passports.

The rise of Africa’s megacities

Published by Eve Strauss on 3 October 2016

Dar es Salaam, Casablanca, Nairobi and Khartoum poised for megacity status.

China’s slowdown: What it means for African trade

Published by Kate Douglas on 2 November 2015

China’s slowing growth, coupled with the fall in commodity prices, could see African exports to China almost halve in value this year.

Doing business in Sudan: DAL Group’s innovative approach to growth

Published by Heba Hashem on 24 August 2015

Ihab Daoud Abdellatif of DAL Food explains how a focus on innovation and a commitment to social partnerships have helped the company overcome the unique challenges of running a business based in Sudan.