EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context: Sudan is a fragile state mired in a heavy debt burden, international sanctions, and volatile … Sudan’s growth prospects and poverty reduction efforts. The economic situation worsened following the secession of South … Sudan in 2011, resulting in the buildup of large economic imbalances. The authorities have embarked on a stabilization …

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 …

Sudan faces difficult challenges in the conduct of its monetary policy following South Sudan’s secession in 2011. Sudan …

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 …

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