Business and Economy
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Beyond the War: The Silent Struggles of Displaced Youth in Sudan
Feb 24, 2025For many young Sudanese, war and displacement have not just been distant tragedies but a life-threatening reality. As Sudan goes through one of the worst humanitarian crises in its modern history, young people are bearing the... -
Could Blockchain Revive the Banking Sector in Sudan?
Jun 1, 2023Since the war in Sudan broke out on 15 April 2023, many sectors were severely damaged resulting in the paralysis of many aspects of the daily lives of Sudanese people and foreign residents in Sudan. The... -
Beyond the Coup: What Does Falling Back to the Dark Ages Mean for Sudan’s Economy
Nov 15, 2021In Elazhary, South of Khartoum, construction is underway for Mohamed Elbagir’s, a 32-year- old university graduate, modest veranda in his shared family house. The narrow shed, covered with iron sheets, is his office space for his... -
E-Commerce in Sudan: The Modern Trade
Sep 8, 2021If you can’t get a job, enter the market, do the work, and leave the rest to god’, said my late grandfather, who occupied a retail shop for over 40 years. Back then, not many jobs... -
SWEA: Empowering Sudanese Women Economists
Dec 9, 2020In the midst of a pandemic, and an ongoing political and economic crisis in Sudan, a platform to empower and advance Sudanese women economists was born. The Sudanese Women Economists Association (SWEA) was founded in June... -
Taking Sudanese Entrepreneurship to Another Level: The All-New Approach of Savannah Innovation Labs
Nov 3, 2020There is noticeable movement in the entrepreneurship atmosphere in Sudan. Plenty of individuals are trying to make their way on their own by starting businesses. Some of them succeed, some others don’t. Reasons for success and... -
Useful or Harmful? 3 Simple Questions to Judge Government Policy
Jul 6, 2020Many heated debates started when the Sudanese Minister of Finance announced lifting fuel subsidies in December 2019, as part of the economic reform process, which is one of the top priorities of the transitional government. Implications of such a decision... -
Dismantling Al Bashir’s Regime
May 5, 2020On 10 December 2019, which marked International Human Rights Day, General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Council, signed a law for ‘Dismantling Al Bashir’s Regime’ – a law that aims to break the... -
COVID-19 and the Sudanese Economy: A Wake-Up Call or Final Nail in the Coffin?
Mar 19, 2020Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019, coronavirus (COVID-19) has been taking a gigantic toll on the global economy. It can be described as a trigger to a domino effect of a future economic... -
The Sudanese Organisations Focusing on Youth Development in Sudan
Nov 26, 2019Unemployment is one of the world’s most critical problems today. Sudan has one of the world’s highest unemployment rates with many of the country’s youth, which make up 40% of Sudan’s population, are unemployed. However, there...