{"id":5476,"date":"2017-12-29T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T22:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2017-12-30T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T05:14:18","slug":"sudan-saudi-arabia-agree-re-establish-banking-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/sudan-saudi-arabia-agree-re-establish-banking-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan &amp; Saudi Arabia agree to re-establish banking relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"program--Business programBlockHeader\">\n<p class=\"article__title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive lazyloaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/419025\/400x225_419025.jpg?1514557980\" alt=\"Sudan and Saudi Arabia to restore banking relations\" width=\"722\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<section class=\"article__body\">\n<header class=\"article__header hidden-in-basic\">\n<div class=\"article__meta\">\n<address class=\"article__author\">(REUTERS) Dec 29, 2017: Sudan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish banking relations, the official Sudanese news agency <span class=\"caps\">SUNA<\/span> said, a move that may help restore confidence in Sudan\u2019s economy after the lifting of U.S. economic sanctions.<\/address>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article-content__text article-content__left-column\">\n<div class=\"teads-inread sm-screen\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-credits\">The agreement, which will allow for banking transactions between the two countries, came after meetings between the Sudanese central bank governor and the Saudi Monetary Authority governor in Riyadh.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Representatives of major Saudi banks attended the meetings, signalling approval of the move to allow Sudanese users to open accounts at their banks.<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese central bank governor Hazem Abdelqader said he expected banking transactions with Saudi Arabia in the next year to reach $600 million.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the United States lifted 20-year-old sanctions against Sudan, whose economy has suffered since south sudan gained independence in 2011, taking with it three-quarters of oil output, the country\u2019s main source of foreign currency.<\/p>\n<p>The Sudanese pound has weakened against the dollar since Washington lifted its trade embargo, encouraging traders to step up imports and putting pressure on scarce hard currency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(REUTERS) Dec 29, 2017: Sudan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish banking relations, the official Sudanese news agency SUNA said, a move that may help restore confidence in Sudan\u2019s economy after the lifting of U.S. economic sanctions. 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