{"id":53792,"date":"2025-09-04T02:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=53792"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:57:53","slug":"former-mining-company-director-restricting-gold-exports-to-state-channels-is-a-sound-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/former-mining-company-director-restricting-gold-exports-to-state-channels-is-a-sound-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Mining Company Director: Restricting Gold Exports to State Channels is a Sound Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sudan Events \u2013 Rehab Abdullah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mujahid Bilal Taha, former Director General of Sudan\u2019s Mineral Resources Company, described the government\u2019s decision to restrict gold exports exclusively through the Central Bank of Sudan as \u201ca sound and unequivocal step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that gold represents the state\u2019s most strategic resource, and any mismanagement could result in losing control over the country\u2019s primary economic lifeline.<\/p>\n<p>Taha stressed that the state has the institutions and mechanisms to effectively manage the gold sector, though he pointed out the absence of a centralized, specialized body capable of leading the process efficiently. He noted that Sudan possesses significant expertise that only needs to be better structured under a flexible entity capable of bypassing bureaucratic obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>He further argued that the term \u201csmuggling\u201d is often used without the backing of accurate data or statistics. Instead, he said, the real issue lies in a missing link within the gold production chain, which creates a gap between reported figures and actual exports\u2014conveniently attributed to smuggling. With more precise analysis, he suggested, new terminologies could emerge that more accurately share responsibility between official data and realities on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Taha added that while the Ministry of Minerals, the Central Bank, and other state institutions are making significant efforts\u2014though not always visible due to the nature of executive work\u2014such initiatives should still be supported through expert opinions and constructive critique, as \u201csound advice is part of shared responsibility and a means of reinforcing official efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan Events \u2013 Rehab Abdullah Dr. Mujahid Bilal Taha, former Director General of Sudan\u2019s Mineral Resources Company, described the government\u2019s decision to restrict gold exports exclusively through the Central Bank of Sudan as \u201ca sound and unequivocal step.\u201d He explained that gold represents the state\u2019s most strategic resource, and any mismanagement could result in losing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53793,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53792\/revisions\/53793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}