Publication: Sudan - The Road Toward Sustainable and Broad-Based Growth
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2009-12-01
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This report proposes a growth strategy for Sudan that reduces its dependence on oil, while building an economic foundation for a diversified, inclusive and sustainable growth path. Specifically, Sudan's near term strategy should focus on: a) developing and maintaining the necessary enabling environment for growth, specifically macroeconomic stability and effective fiscal management (chapter one); b) implementing policies aimed at improving the investment climate and broadening private sector- led growth (chapters two and five); c) increasing returns to the agriculture sector as the highest potential engine of growth and poverty reduction over the medium-term (chapter four); d) developing a comprehensive reconstruction plan for the South (chapter six); and e) complementing technocratic reforms with good governance.
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“World Bank. 2009. Sudan - The Road Toward Sustainable and Broad-Based Growth. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3183 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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