Sudan - back to basics

Civil war, no commercial banking activity in areas controlled by one faction or effective supervision of the financial sector, but a thriving export trade in gold, which circumvents international sanctions and funds ongoing conflict, combine to make Sudan a challenge at best, essentially off-grid at worst, in combating illicit money flows. Paul Cochrane finds little cause for optimism.

Civil war, no commercial banking activity in areas controlled by one faction or effective supervision of the financial sector, but a thriving export trade in gold, which circumvents international sanctions and funds ongoing conflict, combine to make Sudan a challenge at best, essentially off-grid at worst, in combating illicit money flows. Paul Cochrane finds little cause for optimism.