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Sudan to End Subsidies by 2019

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Feb 1, 2017 | Business

Khartoum, London- Sudanese Minister of State for Finance Magdi Hassan Yasin stated that his country plans to end all subsidies on food and fuel by 2019 and forecasts the lifting of U.S. sanctions will earn its hard currency-starved economy USD4 billion per year in...

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A Toposa boy takes a rest after digging for gold in Napotpot, South Sudan. Adriane Ohanesian / Reuters

Sudan Attracts Gulf Investments in Gold

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Aug 23, 2016 | Business

Khartoum – The Sudanese government has forged several new agreements with mining companies based in Gulf and Egypt to invest in the gold sector. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all expressed willingness to invest in mining sector in...

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Sudan Passes Law for Saudi Arabia to Cultivate 100 Million Feddans

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Jul 18, 2016 | Business

Khartoum–Sudanese National Assembly approved the agreement between Sudan and Saudi Arabia to cultivate one million feddans in northeastern areas of the country. The first ten years of the project will be dedicated for constructing infrastructure for ten billion...

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Sudan Takes Major Step towards Joining WTO

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Jun 21, 2016 | Business

Khartoum-Next July has been set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a date for processing Sudan’s official application on joining the 160-member international organization. Sudan’s official application to join the most powerful legislative and judicial body...

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Sudanese Ministerial Delegation to Visit Geneva to Accelerate Membership in WTO

by Saif Al-Yazal Ba Baker | Jun 7, 2016 | World

Khartoum-A Sudanese delegation intends to visit Geneva on this weekend aiming to accelerate the joining of its country to the World Trade Organization, which was delayed for 22 years due to economic and political reasons. The delegation sees that the membership of the...