Opinion

Adel Al-Baz 1 The most welcome news I have heard in recent days is the return of the National Oil Corporation, following the Ministry of Justice’s approval of its law. This is a sound decision because it strikes at the sector's centres of…

Dr Marwa Fouad Qabbani In the Sudanese economy, battered by war, inflation and market instability, the question is no longer whether we need electronic banking services. The more pressing question is: why are Sudanese banks not investing…

Noaman Yousif Mohammed When we talk about the economy, we tend to focus on the big numbers: billions in deposits, financing, transfers and investment. But the real economy doesn't run on billions alone. A significant part of it starts with…

Adel Al-Rifai Abulhasan With the 32nd meeting of the Higher Committee for Currency Change and Replacement taking place, it is becoming clear that the currency issue is being considered within a broader economic context that…

Muhannad Awad Mahmoud One of the strangest afflictions of Sudanese politics is that some forces see themselves as having a place only in the seat of government or on the back of the state. When they enter government,…

Noaman Yousif Mohammed Electronic payments in Sudan are no longer an optional service citizens use at will. They have become part of everyday life: bus fares, a cup of tea, coffee, vegetables, milk, restaurants, cafés, and…

Dr Al-Sadiq Ali Haj Al-Sheikh If the question in the first part was: What kind of civil service do we want for the Sudan that is emerging from the rubble of war? then the answer cannot simply be to amend a law or…

Dr Inas Mohamed Ahmed Before the First World War, war was regarded as one of the principal legitimate means of settling international disputes. Wars were even classified as just or unjust, without distinguishing between whether a…

Adel Al-Rifai Abulhasan Tensions ease and intensify, but the Red Sea does not wait for anyone… So, has Sudan prepared its ports, coastline, infrastructure, and maritime capabilities to receive ships and frigates and protect its…

Rashid Abdelrahim Twenty-three companies operating in the gold sector threatened to halt production, and the Central Bank of Sudan quickly backtracked and cancelled its decisions. When President Al-Burhan asked the Director of the…