Sudan Exports Plunge After Protesters Block Main Trade Artery
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Protesters in Khartoum, on Feb. 21.
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Sudanese exports plunged in January after anti-government protests blocked the main trade route to neighboring Egypt.
Exports plummeted 85% to $43 million last month from a year earlier, according to government trade data seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by a Finance Ministry official.