Sudan bans importation of 19 commodities

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday decided to freeze imports of at least 19 commodities, under a policy seeking to shrink demand for hard currency The government has recently been holding meetings, headed by president Omar Bashir, on how to curb demands for foreign currency and to help stop the sharp down fall of the value of the Sudanese currency, the pound, against major international currencies like the dollar