DAL Group
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Comment: Primary sources do nothing to establish notability. You need significant coverage in multiple secondary independent sources. These are severely lacking. Whats more- the entire article needs to be sourced- not just the last 1/3. Nightenbelle (talk) 19:33, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Comment: If you fix the article's NPOV issues, I think it would be accepted, given that the subject seems to be notable. Curbon7 (talk) 03:24, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
DAL group company is a private Sudanese conglomerate dealing with commercial work.[1] It originated in Sudan, Khartoum (1951).[2]
The group is concerned in industries such as engineering, agriculture and food.[3]
History
In 1951, a company named Sayer & Colley was founded, it was dealing with engineering products and obtained Caterpillar's dealership. Caterpillar transferred its dealership to SUTRAC (Sudanese Tractor Company owned by Daoud Abdellatif) in 1966.[4]
In 1970 Osama Daoud (son of Daoud Abdellatif) changed the name from Sayer & Colley to DAL Engineering. Many companies were founded after this change (DAL MOTORS, DAL AGRICULTURE etc.) and eventually was named DAL group.[5]
Business
DAL group obtained other dealerships in Sudan after Caterpillar's dealership.
The dealerships of Kia, Mitsubishi, Changan (now cancelled), Mercedes-Benz are part of these dealerships.
Dealerships
Mitsubishi: DAL Motors obtained the dealership of the company in 1994.
Kia: The motor brand's dealership in Sudan is with DAL Motors.
Mercedes-Benz: The german company also handed its dealership in Sudan to DAL Group in 2006.
The mentioned dealerships are under the DAL otors company ltd. DAL motors is a participant in the UN global compact which serves to protect human rights, labour and anti-corruption.[6]
Apart from the mentioned companies, DAL Group has other dealership. Namingly, Coca-Cola company brands contracted with DAL Group despite US sanctions imposed on trade with Sudan.[7]
Others
DAL has other work which include education (KICS school), food products, limousine services, mining, medical products and energy. Though dal food is the largest within the group in terms of business volume.[8] DAL food contains the brands Capo, Sayga and Coca-Cola.
The Sudanese company is investing in infrastructure and building of the Petrodar tower which is the headquarters for the petroleum company "Petrodar".[9]
DAL group is involved in a project with the government to build a number of towers (upto 35 floors in height) to be used as offices.[10]
The group signed an agreement with the African Development Bank for the provision to improve the country's food security.[11]
It's work has included business with Abu Dhabi in agriculture which sees an agreement between DAL and IHC food holding firm.[12] The business deal between the two firms is estimated to be for a period of 5 years.[13]
The company deals in agriculture and farming technology as well.[14] It is involved in selling tractors and spare parts as well.
Humanitarian Aid
The company provided sanitization booths to the health ministry in Sudan during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] These booths aim to sanitize personnel entering and exiting the ministry.
The company agreed a deal with the US embassy in Khartoum to feed under privileged Sudanese children through USAID.[16]
Controversy
In the food industry, DAL has a company named "sayga" which deals with wheat flour and milling, controversy has rised about the subsidized prices given to large companies such as sayga, wheata and "seen" ( "سين" in arabic) which effects the countries economy.[17] Many economist believe that the subsidisies that are given to large companies should be withdrawn in order to improve Sudan's economy, as the government is unable to meet the demands of the increasing population.
Some questions have been raised as to how the group has been able to work with foreign companies even during the US sanctions.
Competitors
Competitors for DAL group in Sudan are araak group Dangote and BUA.
See also
External links
References
- ^ journal storage JSTOR (2013). "We do our bit in our own space DAL Group and the development of a curiously Sudanese Enclave Economy". Journal Storage JSTOR. 51 (2): 279–303. JSTOR 43303986 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "zawayia magazine".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "US sanctions prohibit US companies from doing any business in Sudan, except in the Southern part. As a result, the two countries have no economic relations, except for a few exceptions that are allowed by the US administration: import of gum arabic for Coca Cola, and a large plant in Khartoum that is owned by the same company. US law does not prohibit from investing in foreign multinationals that operate in or sell to Sudan". Zoltán Vörös: China's role in Africa: The Case of Sudan. Tarrósy, István et al. (eds.), The African State in a Changing Global Context: Breakdowns and Transformations, p. 45. LIT Verlag Münster, Germany, 2011. ISBN 978-3-643-11060-2
- ^ "africa business insight".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ IHC and DAL. "IHC and DAL agreement".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "sudani newspaper".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "US embassy feeding program".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "subsidies paid to large companies". egyptssp.ifpri.info. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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