![]() ![]() Some foreign companies, particularly those involved in port operations and logistics, informed the Embassy that the CLTG has been slow to repay contracts that were cancelled prior to its establishment. goods, services, technology, and training/capacity programs, particularly in the fields of agriculture, energy, and medicine. However, the CLTG has already taken measures by opening up gas stations that sell at the commercial rate.īefore the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) considerably slowed economic and commercial activity globally, American companies inquired and visited Sudan with a view to foreign direct investment and promotion of U.S. Efforts to remove fuel subsidies, which would free up close to 150 billion Sudanese pounds (USD 2.8 billion), were delayed because of a lack of support from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a major political coalition. ![]() The parallel market is a significant economic factor as the disparity between the parallel exchange rate (130 SDG:1 USD) and the official exchange rate (55:1) remains despite Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Sudan efforts to unify the two rates. Consequently, banking, financial, and transaction services are often expensive and time consuming for the public and private sectors due to a need to find alternative means to make payments. This has hampered the ability to conduct international money transfers and payments through banking institutions. Sudan’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism (SST) is one reason financial institutions do not provide services even though the United States no longer prohibits private companies from doing business in Sudan. economic sanctions regime in late 2017 allowed international banks to offer services that were restricted for years due to the embargo, financial institutions have maintained a guarded approach in engaging with Sudan. These problems persist, partially due to infrastructure and transport deficiencies but also due to decades of mismanagement, corruption, and economic practices of the former regime.Īlthough the lifting of the comprehensive U.S. Severe economic problems, namely rising bread and fuel prices, drove the 2018-19 protests. A civilian-led transitional government (CLTG) took power in September 2019, with a mandate to establish political institutions and hold elections within 39 months. Advisory Commission on Public DiplomacyĪfter many months of popular protests, the 30-year regime of Omar Bashir came to an end in April 2019. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.Bureau of International Organization Affairs.Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.Office of Management Strategy and Solutions.Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.Bureau of Information Resource Management.Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services.Office of the Science and Technology Adviser.Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment.Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.Office of International Religious Freedom.Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. ![]()
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