Business and Economy

Since 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...

In 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...

If 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...

In 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...

There 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...

Many 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...

On 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...

Since 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...

Unemployment 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...

Prior to 3 June, there were two different realities in Sudan. The stubborn everyday Khartoum with its polluted air, crippling traffic and temperature hitting 40° C or higher, which during the holy month of Ramadan made...