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Sudan parallel-market pound plunges past 7,000/USD as inflation data diverges
Al Jazeera AR·SD·2 days ago
Khartoum markets face a sharp slowdown as the Sudanese pound suddenly declines and the Bankk financial transfer app suffers repeated outages, eroding purchasing power and raising essential goods prices. The disruption to digital transfers compounds currency instability, signaling deepening economic stress in Sudan amid ongoing conflict. The extent of the pound's fall and the duration of Bankk failures remain unclear, but the combination points to accelerating market dysfunction.
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