Developments in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates in the Parallel Market

Foreign exchange rates against the Sudanese pound in the parallel (unofficial) market have risen. Currency traders attributed the increase to higher demand for foreign currencies compared to supply.

Currency traders reported that the exchange rate for the US dollar on Sunday reached 2,500 SDG for purchase. The Saudi riyal was exchanged at 664.89 SDG, the UAE dirham at 681.19 SDG, and the euro at 2,631.57 SDG. The British pound was valued at 3,205.12 SDG, the Egyptian pound at 50.06 SDG, the Bahraini dinar at 6,578.94 SDG, the Qatari riyal at 684.93 SDG, the Omani rial at 6,578.94 SDG, and the Kuwaiti dinar at 8,064.51 SDG.