Sudan bourse set to go electronic, eyes gold, commods

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan, struggling to restore its economy after years of war and the break-away of newly formed South Sudan, aims to expand its tiny stock market to trade gold and commodities, Khartoum Stock Exchange General Manager Osman Hamad Khair told Reuters in an interview. Sudan has been hit hard since its former civil war foe South Sudan took away two-thirds of the country's oil production, the lifeline for both economies, when it became independent in July under a 2005 peace agreement. ...