South Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:23:45 +0000

Executive summary South Sudan’s mobile infrastructure struggles with closure of VivaCellFollowing a referendum, oil-rich South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 and became an independent nation. Having been deprived of investment for decades, it inherited one of the least developed telecommunications and internet markets in the world, while other infrastructure is also lamentably poor. Although this potentially can create investment opportunities for infrastructure and service providers, such developments largely depend on a negotiated end to the protracted civil war which erupted in December 2013, and which has caused considerable mayhem and bloodshed, particularly in the oil-producing areas. With the civic struggle exacerbated by large-scale famine, investors in all economic sectors have been discouraged. There was once investment activity among mobile network operators who sought to expand their networks in some areas of the country, but by late 2016 both Zain South Sudan and MTN South Sudan had cut back their workforces in a bid to save on operating costs, while their falling su...

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Cigarettes in Sudan, 2017

Thu, 04 May 2017 11:03:16 +0000

Summary

"Cigarettes in Sudan, 2017", is an analytical report by Globaldata that provides extensive and highly detailed current and future market trends in the market. The report offers Market size and structure of the overall and per capita consumption based upon a unique combination of industry research, fieldwork, market sizing analysis, and our in-house expertise.

Cigarette sales have increased in recent years due to the improvement in the economy and partly as a reflection of a population which has grown by 2.5%-3% a year. 2006 saw a downturn - the first for a decade - but strong growth resumed and continued since with cigarettes consumption reaching 6,600 million pieces in 2016.

Scope

- Legitimate per capita sales for Sudan were estimated at 180 pieces in 2016, up from 78 pieces in 2000 and 71 pieces at the start of the review period in 1990.
- The two main manufacturers in Sudan are Haggar Cigarette and Tobacco Factory, the dominant player. Both have recently been acquired by multinational.
- Imports are believed to b...

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