Central Bank Reviews FX Interventions As Currency Pressure Persists

Khartoum, August 19, 2026 - The Central Bank of Sudan is reviewing recent foreign exchange interventions aimed at boosting market liquidity and stabilizing the exchange rate, as pressure on the Sudanese pound continues to complicate imports and inflation control.

The regulator met commercial bank heads to assess currency injections, identify operational bottlenecks, and refine the mechanisms used to supply foreign exchange to the market.

The central bank also instructed lenders to enforce trade rules more strictly, including requirements that export proceeds be repatriated through official banking channels rather than diverted to the parallel market.

The review follows tighter oversight introduced in June, when the central bank began vetting import-related foreign currency requests to prioritize essential commodities and productive sectors. For investors, the policy signals continued administrative management of scarce hard currency and heightened compliance scrutiny across trade finance.