Sudan Secures $300m Loans From Regional Fund Amid Protests

Sudan says it has signed agreements for $300m in loans from a regional monetary fund to help address a foreign currency crisis that has fuelled months of anti-government protests.

The state-run SUNA news service reported late Saturday that the Finance Ministry secured a $230m loan from the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund to support the balance of payments.

It says the ministry signed another deal worth $70m with the Arab Trade Financing Program, which is also based in the Emirati capital.

Sudan Secures $300m Loans From Regional Fund Amid Protests

Price hikes and food shortages triggered demonstrations in December that quickly morphed into protests calling on President Omar al-Bashir to resign.
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Al-Bashir, who seized power in a 1989 military coup, has vowed to remain in office while launching a crackdown on demonstrations.