Khartoum - The Ministry of Trade has promised to open the door for importation as soon as possible after the measures that had been adopted by the government recently to control imports to lessen pressures on the country’s foreign exchange resources.
Minister of Trade Hatim Al-Sir described in a press statement yesterday the measures as temporary ones to control some economic situations in the country, stressing the importance of exempting production inputs and raw materials importation for the Sudanese industry from any measures.
He described the situation of reserve of strategic commodities in the market as good for meeting the needs of the consumers during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Minister announced that agreement has been reached with the Central Bank of Sudan, the Ministry of Finance and the Customs Authority to expedite work for provision of raw materials to the Sudanese industry that produces food materials and consumer goods for local consumption and export through easy procedures.