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A Sudanese family among those benefitting from cash handouts to cope with an acute economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic<br>  <br>Sudan has begun distributing cash handouts under an internationally backed plan to help millions cope with an economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, recipients and the authorities said.<br> <br>The stimulus is funded from $1.8 billion pledged by 40 countries at a conference last month in Germany as the African nation transitions from three decades of rule under now-ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir.<br> <br>"The programme is based on supporting 80 percent of the country's population with direct cash support from the state," Essam Abbas, director of the finance ministry's digital transformation agency,  [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô] told AFP.<br> <br>"It's a project that aims to help this segment of the population in facing the economic reforms head-on," he said in an interview days after the scheme was launched nationwide.<br> <br>Yasser Mohamed al-Nour is among those who have benefited from the handouts, part of an economic reform agreement the government reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last month.<br> <br>"I have a family of 11 and I work in a tailor's shop. I receive 2,500 pounds (about $21) from the finance ministry monthly," he said.<br> <br>The help is much needed but not enough to deal with the rising cost of living, said Nour, who lives in the working class suburb of al-Khadra about 25 kilometres from the [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=capital%20Khartoum,creativecommons capital Khartoum].<br> <br>Sudanese authorities hiked bread prices earlier this year and many people still queue for hours to buy staple foods or fill their car with petrol.<br> <br>Anti-Bashir protests that erupted in late 2018 were originally sparked by a government decision to triple bread prices before morphing into broader calls for political change.<br> <br>Sudan's annual inflation rate topped the 114 percent mark in May, compounding the country's acute [https://www.gov.uk/search?q=economic%20crisis economic crisis].<br>          Sudan has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus and around 650 deaths<br>  <br>"Life is very stressful for me. I live with my family in a two-bedroom home and I have to pay for transport to and from my workplace," Nour told AFP.<br> <br>Sudan's economic woes have been further compounded by the coronavirus outbreak which pushed authorities to impose a lockdown on Khartoum state, including the capital, that was loosened last week.<br> <br>The country has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of the illness and around 650 deaths.<br>
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−	A Sudanese family among those benefitting from cash handouts to cope with an acute economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic<br> <br>Sudan has begun distributing cash handouts under an internationally backed plan to help millions cope with an economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, recipients and the authorities said.<br> <br>The stimulus is funded from $1.8 billion pledged by 40 countries at a conference last month in Germany as the African nation transitions from three decades of rule under now-ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir.<br> <br>"The programme is based on supporting 80 percent of the country's population with direct cash support from the state," Essam Abbas, [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô ~~tự lái~~] ~~director of the finance ministry's digital transformation agency,~~ told AFP.<br> <br>"It's a project that aims to help this segment of the population in facing the economic reforms head-on," he said in an interview days after the scheme was launched nationwide.<br> <br>Yasser Mohamed al-Nour is among those who have benefited from the handouts, part of an economic reform agreement the government reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last month.<br> <br>"I have a family of 11 and I work in a tailor's shop. I receive 2,500 pounds (about $21) from the finance ministry monthly," he said.<br> <br>The help is much needed but not enough to deal with the rising cost of living, said Nour, who lives in the working class suburb of al-Khadra about 25 kilometres from the capital Khartoum.<br> <br>Sudanese authorities hiked bread prices earlier this year and many people still queue for hours to buy staple foods or fill their car with petrol.<br> <br>Anti-Bashir protests that erupted in late 2018 were originally sparked by a government decision to triple bread prices before morphing into broader calls for ~~[http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/search/?q=~~political ~~political]~~ change.<br> <br>Sudan's annual inflation rate topped the 114 percent mark in May, compounding the country's acute economic crisis.<br> Sudan has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus and around 650 deaths<br> <br>"Life is very stressful for me. I live with my family in a two-bedroom home and I have to pay for transport to and from my workplace," Nour told AFP.<br> <br>Sudan's economic woes have been further compounded by the coronavirus outbreak which pushed authorities to impose a lockdown on Khartoum state, including the capital, that was loosened last week.<br> <br>The country has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of the illness and around 650 deaths.<br~~><br><br>t09n 08 t00 audi a6 2014 audi a6 2014 t65" style="max-width:400px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;"~~>	+	A Sudanese family among those benefitting from cash handouts to cope with an acute economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic<br> <br>Sudan has begun distributing cash handouts under an internationally backed plan to help millions cope with an economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, recipients and the authorities said.<br> <br>The stimulus is funded from $1.8 billion pledged by 40 countries at a conference last month in Germany as the African nation transitions from three decades of rule under now-ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir.<br> <br>"The programme is based on supporting 80 percent of the country's population with direct cash support from the state," Essam Abbas, director of the finance ministry's digital transformation agency, [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô] told AFP.<br> <br>"It's a project that aims to help this segment of the population in facing the economic reforms head-on," he said in an interview days after the scheme was launched nationwide.<br> <br>Yasser Mohamed al-Nour is among those who have benefited from the handouts, part of an economic reform agreement the government reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last month.<br> <br>"I have a family of 11 and I work in a tailor's shop. I receive 2,500 pounds (about $21) from the finance ministry monthly," he said.<br> <br>The help is much needed but not enough to deal with the rising cost of living, said Nour, who lives in the working class suburb of al-Khadra about 25 kilometres from the [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=capital%20Khartoum,creativecommons capital Khartoum].<br> <br>Sudanese authorities hiked bread prices earlier this year and many people still queue for hours to buy staple foods or fill their car with petrol.<br> <br>Anti-Bashir protests that erupted in late 2018 were originally sparked by a government decision to triple bread prices before morphing into broader calls for political change.<br> <br>Sudan's annual inflation rate topped the 114 percent mark in May, compounding the country's acute [https://www.gov.uk/search?q=economic%20crisis economic crisis].<br> Sudan has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of coronavirus and around 650 deaths<br> <br>"Life is very stressful for me. I live with my family in a two-bedroom home and I have to pay for transport to and from my workplace," Nour told AFP.<br> <br>Sudan's economic woes have been further compounded by the coronavirus outbreak which pushed authorities to impose a lockdown on Khartoum state, including the capital, that was loosened last week.<br> <br>The country has officially registered more than 10,000 cases of the illness and around 650 deaths.<br>