Middle East/
Sudan/ Sudanese Investment Authority
Key Competitive Attractions
Sudan is a primary exporter of petroleum and metals, particularly gold. The country is also endowed with a number of agricultural and animal resources. 30% of GDP is created in the agricultural sector and 80% of the population earn a living off the land. Exported goods include sesame, cotton, gum arabic, sugar, meat, peanuts, leather, molasses, livestock and animal feed.
Sudan is a member of the Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) and aspiring to join the World Trade Organization and the Arab Free Trade Organization. Free zones for foreign investment exist in the cities of Suakin and El-Jaili.
South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan, and became an independent state on 9 July 2011.
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