The websites listed below provide useful facts on Sudan as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Sudan:

• International Finance Corporation: Global SME Toolkit
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Sudan Profile
• The World Bank: Sudan Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Sudan 2011.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Sudan 2011.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Sudan 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Sudan 2010.
• Global Witness: Fuelling Mistrust: The Need for Transparency in Sudan's Oil Industry 2009.

UNCAC Status: Signed 14 January 2005. Not Ratified.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Signed 30 June 2008. Not Ratified.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 15 December 2000. Ratified 10 December 2004.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 177/182 (Score: 1.6)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: -1.33

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2012: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: February 2012

Data verified by: Global Advice Network