EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context: Sudan is a fragile state mired in a heavy debt burden, international sanctions, and volatile … Sudan in 2011, resulting in the buildup of large economic imbalances. The authorities have embarked on a stabilization … program and are expecting that a return of peace in South Sudan will ensure continuation of oil flows, which are crucial for …

. Institutional quality emerges as the second most important factor. Foreign aid is shown to have very limited ability to explain …

This selected issues paper on Sudan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background … the views of the government of Sudan or the Executive Board of the IMF. …

KEY ISSUES Political Context: Sudan is embarking on a difficult national dialogue with the opposition and some armed … needed to address the challenges that emerged after the secession of South Sudan, including sustaining a much-needed broad … by the South Sudan conflict, further widening the gap between the official and curb market rates to more than 50 percent …

ended on July 23, 2012, with the officials of Sudan on economic developments and policies. Based on information available at …

This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) for Sudan. I …-PRSP provides a useful stock taking of the socioeconomic situation in Sudan and offers a good basis for the design and monitoring of … opportunities for poverty reduction. This strategy lays out a clear policy approach for the Government of Sudan to accelerate …

of cooperation with the IMF on policies and payments. The authorities’ agreement with South Sudan to extend the ⠅