Sudan Horizon

Opinion

Practical Proposals for Reforming Sudan’s Economy

Prof. Hussein Suleiman Mohamed Ahmed Strategic Exports and Essential Commodities Strategic exports are products in which Sudan enjoys a comparative advantage. These include gold, livestock, oilseeds, cotton and gum arabic.…

Talking Points for a Conversation with Mr Dollar

Mahjoub Fadl Badri My grandmother, may Allah have mercy on her, belonged to a generation whose education was largely oral, as was the case with most grandmothers of her time. May Allah have mercy on them all, and on those bygone…

A Decision Worth Its Weight in Gold

Rashid Abdelrahim The decision issued by the Central Bank of Sudan requiring fuel import companies to deposit a guarantee of 200 kilograms of 21-carat gold in exchange for an import licence and a certificate of no objection is, without…

Officials as Tourists in Official Capacity!!

Al-Mubir Mahmoud I recently came across a news report about a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation visiting Morocco to explore cooperation in water resource management and the development of irrigation systems. Like…

Gold as Collateral: Building the Future

Abdelmoneim Hassan The decision by fuel import companies to officially deposit gold collateral with the Central Bank, in accordance with the required value through the Gold Refinery Company Ltd., represents, in my view, a genuine victory…