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[00:00:02] way. But among
[00:00:03] Certainly in
[00:00:13] of basic sales markets to alleviate
[00:00:13] we also talked with the
[00:00:18] because people had moved from governors not to
[00:00:38] "Economy on the Spot" month, we received some
[00:00:57] Oh Dad, tonight is the prize day. Yes, but
[00:00:58] to them the situation in the prize is for the person
[00:01:02] who achieved something. I helped. Not in
[00:01:05] other sources, eventually the slaughterhouse. So what did you achieve? Me,
[00:01:09] I threw the dirty
[00:01:12] mother. Three times. Oh, that's great. That's great. Smart boy.
[00:01:15] And what did you do? This
[00:01:19] boy, my mother, he doesn't hit or scratch or break or bring stones. I found
[00:01:22] the fan, no one was in it, so I turned it off and came in.
[00:01:26] to I found the lamp, no one was in it, so I turned it off and came in.
[00:01:30] I found the air conditioner, no one was in it, so I turned it off. Oh,
[00:01:33] the boy came out hitting and scratching and breaking and bringing pilgrims.
[00:01:36] Well, that means
[00:01:39] all the questions on their minds. In he deserves the prize. Oh, great. The prize
[00:01:41] is yours. So, brothers, we must ration
[00:01:44] the lit lamp. It's useless. Turn it off.
[00:01:48] The fan that's running by itself, turn it off. The room where the air conditioner is running and no one is there, turn it off. The television
[00:01:51] زول اطفيه التلفزيون
[00:01:54] of spending, the budget that's running by itself, turn it off. Because, brothers,
[00:01:56] years ago, one of we need every bit of
[00:01:58] the things that people did not electricity, especially during this period. You know the country's situation and what's happening. And the energy itself is scarce.
[00:02:01] The electricity you waste
[00:02:03] program, and this is needed in a hospital for open-heart surgery.
[00:02:07] They need electricity. If
[00:02:09] economic sector figures, whether it's cut for a few seconds, it could cause harm. That's why, brothers, we must ration.
[00:02:12] And with rationing, our energy will increase. Be
[00:02:16] honest so that you may enjoy a stable and safe
[00:02:20] have risen due to the ongoing wars in
[00:02:23] of course, the economic discussion on all these issues in some current. With detail. the greetings of the National Campaign for the elimination of waste and the promotion
[00:02:26] of rationalization. Republic of Sudan,
[00:02:32] all that is on the minds of the citizens in this Ministry of Finance organizes. The Ministry of Finance, in cooperation
[00:02:34] or answer this question, I have not with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
[00:02:37] will hold a conference for dialogue on the recovery of the private sector in
[00:02:41] Sudan, with the participation of
[00:02:43] a very large part of national and international private sectors and their organizations and national, regional,
[00:02:47] and international funding institutions,
[00:02:50] Therefore, the demand for under
[00:02:50] the ongoing wars in the slogan "Together for the recovery of the private sector
[00:02:53] for the recovery of Sudan."
[00:02:56] while your access to Time: from the 21st to the 23rd of September.
[00:03:08] Al-Nayer, on the
[00:03:13] Well, let's look at the impact of the war on
[00:03:14] to leave
[00:03:19] were not contributing anything by our presence in
[00:03:22] and contacting people in
[00:03:26] water, everything
[00:03:34] let's talk about information. In
[00:03:42] Mom, what should we do with all these papers and things? No
[00:03:42] large quantities of problem.
[00:03:46] We'll burn them.
[00:03:50] People need to compensate for this
[00:03:56] with the governors by importing from But what happened in Never burn
[00:03:58] in
[00:03:59] eventually leaves waste or foreign objects, as they may contain explosive
[00:04:02] materials. If you see
[00:04:04] an abundance of a foreign object, do not touch it. Stay away. Do not
[00:04:08] approach. Protect your safety
[00:04:11] and report it immediately via number
[00:04:15] the "Economy on the Spot" 606.
[00:04:18] Six. The National Center for Mine
[00:04:22] commodities in Action.
[00:04:24] Everyone is walking in something
[00:04:28] other needs, even in terms of that is not right. What is the سير? What is the سير? You drove us crazy, Tota, my brother, sleep deprived us.
[00:04:33] season is What is the سير? Yes, beautiful and has the taste of her
[00:04:36] to form a committee in this grandmother in the Tabiq
[00:04:37] as tax and Mahashi. A copy of her grandmother in the rib from
[00:04:40] those who pass her in cooking. She imposes her conditions. If she passes us, we won't pass her. Zayt
[00:04:43] Al-Takan, didn't you, Tota, drive us crazy?
[00:04:49] food for the people. So this was and control You drove us crazy, Tota, my brother, sleep deprived us. What is the سير? She hit a
[00:04:50] and our brothers in live Sambouxa from her taste. Oh, woe is me from her cooking.
[00:04:53] And the cooks gave us our secret recipe a long time ago. This is my
[00:04:57] own cycle, with all its flavors adjusted.
[00:05:00] just as there is an impact on Sir Tota chose the right oil, with which all her dishes
[00:05:05] there is a development in are perfect. He said, "My cycle is oil and my home is happiness. It sweetens my food
[00:05:08] and perfects my recipes
[00:05:10] Almighty that things are moving in and drives my friends crazy." A dog in taste, all sentences.
[00:06:32] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Greetings to all viewers
[00:06:36] of Sudan TV in this first episode
[00:06:40] of the program "Economy on
[00:06:43] the Spot." This important episode
[00:06:45] in which there will be a space
[00:06:48] for discussion on economic issues
[00:06:50] and their links to the regional
[00:06:54] and global economy. In this space, we are pleased to
[00:06:57] host the Minister of Finance, Dr.
[00:07:01] Jibril Ibrahim. And it is certain that the national television
[00:07:05] gives great attention to these files.
[00:07:08] And the livelihood of the people is considered one of the priorities in
[00:07:11] light of the current circumstances. And this
[00:07:16] is its first episode, will, God willing, host a very large number of
[00:07:22] at the government level or the private sector, as well as
[00:07:25] experts, researchers, and university professors.
[00:07:29] And it will address
[00:07:34] In the beginning, we will start, God willing, with a report, and then we will return
[00:07:38] again.
[00:07:44] Despite the economic conditions facing
[00:07:47] the country, the markets of White Nile State
[00:07:50] are witnessing an abundance of strategic
[00:07:53] goods in the state's various markets.
[00:07:56] The television camera, during
[00:07:59] its tour of the market in the city of Rabak, surveyed
[00:08:02] a number of citizens who called on the state
[00:08:05] to intervene urgently to alleviate
[00:08:07] suffering, emphasizing the necessity
[00:08:11] of combating
[00:08:33] The most important thing for us
[00:08:36] is security and peace in our country. And there is
[00:08:39] a very, very big conspiracy being plotted against Sudan.
[00:08:43] And by God, we are with our government, standing with it, victorious and غالبًا,
[00:08:47] and we support it with everything, God willing, we are standing with it
[00:08:50] despite the pressures and despite the people. And we believe that the economic
[00:08:54] crisis happening now is an artificial crisis created by weak-
[00:08:57] willed people, some weak- willed people are the ones
[00:09:01] who carried out this operation. And we demand from here
[00:09:04] that the state strike with an iron hand all who tamper
[00:09:08] with the citizen's rights and the citizen's security. The Committee
[00:09:11] for the Flow of Goods at the Ministry of Finance confirmed
[00:09:14] that the state is witnessing
[00:09:17] strategic goods, medicines,
[00:09:19] and fuel. And praise be to God, the state now
[00:09:23] enjoys abundant quantities, according to reports from
[00:09:27] the General Administration of Transport and Petroleum, and from Economic
[00:09:30] Security regarding goods, and from the Minister of Health regarding
[00:09:34] medicines,
[00:09:34] as well as
[00:09:40] provision.
[00:09:44] The state government has taken many measures
[00:09:48] to curb prices. Those
[00:09:51] measures included directing localities to open
[00:09:54] discounted sales markets and combat smuggling
[00:09:59] prices. And praise be to God, we
[00:10:03] the Military Cooperative
[00:10:07] Institution are with us, God willing, and they will be with us to open discounted
[00:10:11] sales outlets for basic commodities.
[00:10:14] And we praise God that we, in White Nile State,
[00:10:17] have factories
[00:10:20] and products for all basic
[00:10:23] commodities that the citizen needs.
[00:10:27] And praise be to God, White Nile State
[00:10:30] is now considered first in livestock. So the exorbitant
[00:10:34] prices
[00:10:38] commodities for the citizen were
[00:10:41] a concern for us in the government of this state.
[00:10:45] But, God willing, with this meeting, God
[00:10:48] willing, we will come up
[00:10:50] with beautiful outcomes to open incentive
[00:10:55] sales for citizens, God willing,
[00:10:57] and at discounted prices.
[00:10:59] The tour of the
[00:11:03] program's camera revealed the availability of strategic
[00:11:06] commodities in the markets of White Nile State,
[00:11:10] but the citizen hopes for urgent interventions
[00:11:13] from the state to Muhasin Ibrahim Hammad, Sudan TV, White Nile
[00:11:17] السودان ولايه النيل
[00:11:19] State.
[00:11:21] We welcome the Minister of Finance, Dr. Jibril Ibrahim,
[00:11:25] and greetings to the viewers on Sudan TV.
[00:11:28] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon
[00:11:32] the Messenger, the trustworthy one. We mourn on this occasion
[00:11:36] the passing of Professor Tijani Abdul Qadir
[00:11:40] Hamid, who passed away on Friday. May God have mercy
[00:11:44] on him. He was one of the best scholars of Sudan
[00:11:48] and he contributed significantly
[00:11:51] the scientific field in this country. We pray for mercy
[00:11:55] for him and for the souls of the martyrs and all those who preceded us to
[00:11:59] the afterlife. Happy with this meeting, may God have mercy on him
[00:12:03] and forgive him and for the experience and knowledge he provided in the field
[00:12:06] of economics, which benefited the country greatly. We welcome
[00:12:10] you again, Jibril, from within the national
[00:12:13] capital, and from its throbbing heart, the city of
[00:12:16] Omdurman. And this happened several
[00:12:23] expect in the near future. But by the grace of God Almighty
[00:12:26] and the efforts of the armed forces and other security agencies,
[00:12:30] and the joint and supporting forces for the battle of dignity,
[00:12:33] this has become a reality. And now we are discussing on Sudan
[00:12:37] TV from within Khartoum State, and from the heart
[00:12:41] of Omdurman, the throbbing heart of the capital.
[00:12:44] We will start,
[00:12:48] the spot, so there will be transparency and clarity in this discussion
[00:12:51] to a large extent. And we hope that we can answer
[00:12:57] discussion. We start at the beginning of the
[00:13:00] rebellion of the Rapid Support Militia on April 15,
[00:13:04] 2023, and the transition to Madani
[00:13:08] city, then Port Sudan, the temporary administrative capital, and then the return to
[00:13:11] the capital, Khartoum State. We want this matter as an introduction
[00:13:15] briefly, of course, the topics are long, as they are about more than three
[00:13:18] years, but briefly, we want the stages of consolidating
[00:13:22] the pillars of the state. And I am speaking from a perspective, I mean, we will not talk
[00:13:26] about consolidating the pillars of the state as a whole, but from an economic perspective. This is an introduction,
[00:13:30] God willing, at the beginning of the program. Thank you, Dr.
[00:13:33] twelfth day of the beginning
[00:13:36] of the war, we decided
[00:13:39] Khartoum because we felt that we
[00:13:44] Khartoum, other than contacting the leadership
[00:13:47] various locations, transferring some information that we obtain.
[00:13:51] So we found that our presence in the capital was not
[00:13:55] serving anything. We moved to
[00:13:59] Hissa, then to Sennar, where
[00:14:02] we were preceded to Sennar by Brother Miniyar Kamnawi
[00:14:05] منياركمناوي
[00:14:08] and Brother El Toum Hajo. And I was
[00:14:12] with Brother Malik Agar. We were together,
[00:14:15] and we met there. Then
[00:14:18] I decided to meet
[00:14:23] the neighboring states. In the city of Madani,
[00:14:27] and this was the first official meeting of the government
[00:14:31] at the national level, including all governors. No, it did not
[00:14:35] include all governors. About nine governors attended
[00:14:38] the meeting, including the governor of the Blue Nile.
[00:14:42] We met and discussed three basic issues.
[00:14:45] The first issue is that the
[00:14:49] country is in a state of war, and we should
[00:14:52] not combine war and famine.
[00:14:55] And the summer
[00:14:58] approaching. So we decided
[00:15:01] meeting headed by the then governor
[00:15:05] of Gadarif state, and to move towards providing
[00:15:08] agricultural inputs for the summer season to ensure
[00:15:14] the first decision. The second decision, after
[00:15:17] electronic collection was disrupted,
[00:15:20] we decided to take a decision for paper
[00:15:23] collection. We announced this to all
[00:15:27] states, and the third decision was
[00:15:30] to try to alleviate the burden on citizens by opening discounted
[00:15:34] sales markets. And we even passed by the markets
[00:15:38] in Madani and asked the other
[00:15:41] governors to follow the governor
[00:15:44] in Madani and open discounted
[00:15:47] the burden on people. In addition to that,
[00:15:52] exaggerate rents
[00:15:55] Khartoum. When they arrived in Madani, a room was
[00:15:59] 12,000 per night. A single room at that time was
[00:16:02] 12,000, a very large amount. So we also
[00:16:06] said that prices must be monitored and controlled so that
[00:16:10] the citizen can
[00:16:12] find what they need. These are the basic issues that
[00:16:15] we discussed, and then we moved to Port Sudan from there.
[00:16:19] And praise be to God, as soon as we arrived in Port Sudan,
[00:16:22] we invited the United Nations organizations, including
[00:16:26] the representative of the UN Secretary-General at the time,
[00:16:29] Volker. We gathered all
[00:16:32] the existing organizations and explained
[00:16:35] the country, the challenges that we face,
[00:16:38] and the necessity for them to
[00:16:41] rush to assist
[00:16:44] those who were forced to flee, and those who were in need
[00:16:47] of shelter, food, and so on. In addition, Port Sudan
[00:16:51] is a small city. The capacity
[00:16:54] of
[00:16:56] fresh water available is limited. Electricity
[00:17:00] production is limited. So we also asked them to cooperate with us in
[00:17:03] providing water and electricity as we enter the summer season.
[00:17:07] And it was a difficult season. Then the
[00:17:10] next day, we gathered all
[00:17:13] the ambassadors of the Arab countries
[00:17:16] who were present, and
[00:17:19] we also spoke with them about the country's need
[00:17:23] for rapid and urgent support. And by the grace of God Almighty,
[00:17:26] they did not hesitate. In fact, all Arab
[00:17:28] countries, starting with Oman,
[00:17:32] by the way,
[00:17:34] support began to arrive in waves by sea
[00:17:37] and by air. So the situation, by the grace of God Almighty,
[00:17:41] was good. And you worked with about 25% of the workforce
[00:17:44] in the public sector or in civil service, less than
[00:17:48] that. I mean, in most we started by
[00:17:51] looking for housing for the ministers themselves.
[00:17:55] We found at the Investment
[00:17:59] and Social Security Authority
[00:18:02] a building with hotel apartments
[00:18:04] that had been closed since 2016. So we decided
[00:18:08] to open this building and renovate
[00:18:12] the rooms. And we started to receive the ministers and
[00:18:15] their assistants, all the brothers, the minister
[00:18:18] and his companions. And praise be to God, we were able to find housing. And we also found
[00:18:22] offices in the same building. We started working
[00:18:25] for the government from there. Praise be to God. And I left everything you did for the Red Sea State.
[00:18:29] And this was an addition that made us very
[00:18:32] happy. We were able to leave something for the Red Sea State. And we were
[00:18:35] hoping to leave a positive impact. That's right.
[00:18:51] the Sudanese economy. And is what the Sudanese citizen
[00:18:55] and the Sudanese economy are suffering from currently due to the internal war,
[00:18:59] or are there regional and international repercussions
[00:19:01] such as the complexity of supply chains in the Strait of Hormuz and
[00:19:05] later Bab al-Mandeb and the existing tension
[00:19:08] specifically in the Gulf region? Dr. Al-Nayer, you are the most
[00:19:11] knowledgeable. In economic
[00:19:14] circumstances, usually production stops in
[00:19:17] parts, all parts affected
[00:19:20] by the war. Exports
[00:19:23] decline.
[00:19:28] production
[00:19:30] abroad. Capital
[00:19:36] and looks for new
[00:19:39] havens that are more
[00:19:43] secure. The war itself, all its inputs are ultimately
[00:19:46] in foreign currencies, and therefore, it requires
[00:19:48] large spending to obtain these
[00:19:51] inputs. Everything is imported,
[00:19:54] and everything we used to produce domestically has stopped.
[00:19:58] According to the International Monetary
[00:20:02] Fund's
[00:20:04] statistics, our economy has shrunk
[00:20:07] more. But it began to gradually
[00:20:11] differ. Yes, this beginning. We are in our resources
[00:20:15] revenues, of course, we started with less than
[00:20:18] 20% of the revenue that we had obtained
[00:20:22] before the war. So the situation was difficult.
[00:20:25] We took the first decision not to
[00:20:29] recall all government employees
[00:20:32] because we did not have their salaries or even offices.
[00:20:36] Therefore, we said that each ministry should operate with the minimum
[00:20:40] staff. Ministries operated with 12 people
[00:20:43] and came and went. So the effort was
[00:20:46] small. We also looked
[00:20:50] living.
[00:20:53] housing so that they can carry out their work from
[00:20:56] the city. They have no homes there and nothing there.
[00:20:59] And praise be to God, we succeeded in that. Praise be to God.
[00:21:03] You spoke a little while ago, and your speech at the beginning
[00:21:06] of the war was that the state's public revenues decreased by
[00:21:09] 80%. This means that you started with revenues equivalent to 20%
[00:21:13] of what they were before the war. Has this
[00:21:16] percentage improved now? A very large percentage, of course.
[00:21:20] If we tell you the story
[00:21:23] of the first
[00:21:26] revenue in June 2023. The total
[00:21:29] amount we received was
[00:21:32] 25 million Sudanese pounds.
[00:21:36] 25 million, not a billion, million Sudanese pounds.
[00:21:40] Now, in August,
[00:21:44] we received from taxes alone
[00:21:47] 803 billion Sudanese pounds. Okay.
[00:21:50] Yes. You are
[00:21:53] close to a trillion. Customs,
[00:21:55] revenues
[00:21:59] have multiplied several times, thank God. But also
[00:22:02] spending has multiplied even more.
[00:22:06] Well, Mr. Minister, the media is the fourth estate, and there is no doubt
[00:22:09] about that. And it is the most effective means
[00:22:12] of communication between the government and citizens to deliver
[00:22:16] the message clearly and transparently. And your presence
[00:22:19] in this studio, this meeting, is part of this
[00:22:22] system through the media to deliver the message
[00:22:25] to citizens and answer
[00:22:29] the media, information has been missing for several years. I,
[00:22:33] I mean, I don't say with the start of the war, but since
[00:22:36] the beginning of the transitional period, information has been missing
[00:22:39] about budget figures, the size of revenues, the size
[00:22:44] deficit, borrowing from the banking system. All this
[00:22:47] information has made the only source now
[00:22:51] the Central Bank of Sudan's reports, which are issued annually
[00:22:54] after a year-long interruption, I mean, the last annual report was issued
[00:22:58] in 2024. And there are quarterly reports on the economic situation
[00:23:02] and the statistical summary of foreign trade. What are the
[00:23:06] reasons? I would say not the war. Perhaps if we exclude the war period
[00:23:08] for reasons you might mention now. Why, before that, since
[00:23:12] the beginning of the transitional period, has all the information that enables
[00:23:15] analysts and citizens to know all the details been absent from
[00:23:19] the media? Well, before I move on to
[00:23:24] finished answering the first question. The Sudanese economy is not
[00:23:27] isolated from what is happening around it.
[00:23:30] Therefore,
[00:23:33] the inflation that we are experiencing is imported
[00:23:36] inflation, meaning
[00:23:40] the Gulf have led to a rise in the prices of petroleum
[00:23:43] derivatives. Petroleum derivatives
[00:23:46] are used in most of
[00:23:50] the production process. In addition to that, it has led to an
[00:23:53] increase in transportation costs and
[00:23:57] insurance costs. All of that ultimately affected
[00:24:00] the prices of goods that arrive in
[00:24:04] the country, which are the majority. Therefore, prices have risen
[00:24:08] significantly. Oil prices have doubled. The prices of all
[00:24:11] imported goods have been affected by the situation
[00:24:14] we are living in and by the surrounding events,
[00:24:18] in addition to the situation.
[00:24:20] In addition to our being affected by the war,
[00:24:24] 2022, we decided
[00:24:27] to create a citizen's budget and published the citizen's
[00:24:30] budget in detail. I mean, I came to
[00:24:33] the Ministry of Finance in February 2021, and in 2022,
[00:24:37] we published the citizen's budget, and in 2023,
[00:24:40] we also published the citizen's budget in detail.
[00:24:44] It usually includes
[00:24:47] quarterly reports also.
[00:25:04] With inflation rates,
[00:25:07] prices in general. In addition to
[00:25:10] the bulletins issued by the Central Bank,
[00:25:14] but I believe I agree with you that we need to be
[00:25:18] closer to the citizen. We need to provide more
[00:25:22] information for them to judge their reality based on the information
[00:25:25] they receive. I think this is a very important matter
[00:25:29] because going out and addressing citizens through
[00:25:32] the media, clarifying all the facts, I think it leads
[00:25:35] to great relief. And the Sudanese people all supported the war
[00:25:39] of dignity and stood behind the army and the armed forces.
[00:25:42] And praise be to God, the victories now, I mean, there is great
[00:25:45] progress, we can say, on an hourly basis. I mean,
[00:25:50] the economy, there was a few days ago, on an hourly basis,
[00:25:55] the military situation on an hourly basis. And this is a blessing from God
[00:26:00] the military field in a good
[00:26:04] the reasons that led to the deterioration of the national currency's value, is
[00:26:08] borrowing from the banking system one of
[00:26:10] the factors? Is the increase in the volume
[00:26:14] of imports compared to the scarcity of exports? I mean, I was reviewing a
[00:26:18] report and found that in the first half of 2026,
[00:26:21] almost imports
[00:26:23] of oil derivatives were equivalent to the entire year
[00:26:27] 2015. I mean, there are three basic commodities, which are 2.2
[00:26:30] billion dollars, which are petroleum derivatives,
[00:26:34] wheat and flour, and sugar. And sugar now
[00:26:37] has reached about 6650 million dollars last year
[00:26:41] and reached in the first half about 500 million dollars.
[00:26:44] I think there are many factors. The issue of
[00:26:48] currency counterfeiting that is being talked about in the media
[00:26:51] extensively and its harm to the Sudanese economy. We want, Mr.
[00:26:55] Minister, you to clarify to us what are the actual reasons that led to
[00:26:58] the decline in the value of the national currency. We are talking about the beginning of the war when it was
[00:27:02] 570. It declined in the first year to about 1500.
[00:27:06] It was natural. 2500 in the second year, 3500. We were saying that
[00:27:10] war conditions naturally cause any country suffering from wars to experience this. But what are the reasons
[00:27:14] for the recent decline, and specifically at this
[00:27:17] particular time? I tried to mention a set
[00:27:21] of reasons that make demand
[00:27:25] for foreign currency
[00:27:28] الاجنبيه
[00:27:31] constantly increase while
[00:27:34] obtaining foreign currency
[00:27:38] is limited. Our exports
[00:27:41] are few. In many states, at least eight
[00:27:44] states are completely out of production. Even
[00:27:48] the remaining states that have started production have not yet reached
[00:27:51] the export stage. Most of them are still
[00:27:54] preparing for export. Therefore,
[00:27:57] our exports have decreased significantly, while
[00:28:01] all our needs we started importing from abroad. We used to
[00:28:04] produce
[00:28:07] 60% of our needs for petroleum derivatives from
[00:28:09] refineries. Now we produce zero
[00:28:13] and import all petroleum derivatives. Therefore, the demand
[00:28:17] for petroleum has increased significantly. Oil prices themselves
[00:28:22] the region. They have doubled.
[00:28:24] In addition to
[00:28:27] transportation and insurance, this has led to a very
[00:28:31] high demand for foreign currencies. Other goods
[00:28:34] have also been affected due to insurance and transportation,
[00:28:37] and due to
[00:28:39] supply chain disruptions. Yes, their
[00:28:43] prices have also risen, and you all follow the prices
[00:28:46] of the goods that we are talking about. All prices
[00:28:49] have risen significantly.
[00:28:52] the dollar or foreign currency to obtain these
[00:28:56] goods is rising,
[00:28:59] goods or currency
[00:29:03] is very limited. That's another reason,
[00:29:07] of course. Spending
[00:29:11] in Port Sudan is not the same as spending
[00:29:14] in Khartoum. Restoring life
[00:29:17] to Khartoum has cost us very
[00:29:20] large sums. For reconstruction,
[00:29:24] for maintenance of roads, electricity,
[00:29:29] ultimately involved additional funds spent.
[00:29:32] And therefore, it led to borrowing from
[00:29:36] the banking system, in addition to spending
[00:29:39] on the war itself. The war is still consuming
[00:29:44] available resources. And all of this ultimately
[00:29:47] injected local currency into the market
[00:29:51] against limited currency.
[00:29:54] recent days, in reality, is not all of this.
[00:29:57] It all had an impact. Even our
[00:30:00] purchase of gold directly. Gold, Mr.
[00:30:04] Minister, but let's go to another report and then we'll return to gold, God
[00:30:07] willing. The next gold. Yes,
[00:30:11] at a time when livelihood challenges
[00:30:14] are increasing,
[00:30:17] program's camera captured citizens' opinions about the economic
[00:30:21] situation and the availability of basic
[00:30:24] the markets. The economic war was imposed
[00:30:27] on us by the Emirates and by the militias
[00:30:30] from the militias. The support is from the UAE and other
[00:30:34] countries. So we, in the Blue Nile State, were not affected by
[00:30:38] anything, even though the road was closed to us before, and we
[00:30:42] were living in God's peace. And we received the displaced
[00:30:45] and sheltered them and housed them in our homes.
[00:30:48] And they were eating and drinking
[00:30:52] from the Blue Nile State. The Blue Nile State is rich in blessings
[00:30:55] such as agriculture, pasturage, vineyards, and gold. All of this is in
[00:30:59] the state.