Khartoum-Sudanese: Prime Minister Kamel Idriss issued a decision prohibiting 46 items described in quantity and non-necessary, notably rice, Egyptian peanuts, cement, perfume, wigs, feeds, raw materials for companies, furniture, zinc panels, carpets, crusts, marbles, beans, milkshakes, drums, dairy, drums, dye.
Prime Minister D. Kamel Idriss had issued a package of economic procedures to regulate the movement of imports in early April, on the recommendation of the High Economic Commission, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Gabriel Ibrahim, which would support the balance between imports and exports and reduce market volatility and exchange rate.
The Council of Ministers was informed that this trend was based on indicators showing high levels of import compared to exports and the resulting pressure on market stability and macroeconomics, as well as a deliberate review of the list of imported goods to ensure that they were in line with phase priorities.
Actions included targeting national factories to increase productive capacity, facilitate production inputs and regulate the importation of certain non-essential goods, aimed at reducing dependence on imports in non-essential goods, while maintaining the flow of commodities, including food, medicine, fuel and production inputs, and ensuring market stability and the vulnerability of supply chains.
According to the Council of Ministers, this package aims to promote domestic production, reduce import dependence, support market stability, reduce exchange rate fluctuations and improve the efficiency of resource allocation, with a view to progressively and balanced implementation of these actions to ensure market stability and sustained economic activity.