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The Minister of Finance and National Economy, Ali Mahmoud, has called on the Islamic Investment Insurance and Export Credit to provide collateral for the security of the Sudanese exports and investment in Sudan in all fields.
He added that providing of security for these products will enable Sudan to provide food security to the Arab and Islamic worlds, urging coming out with an obvious vision in coordination with the Sudanese institutions to benefit from security provision availing by the the Islamic institution for the exporters and investors from the member countries.

Sudan is selling Islamic bonds to local banks after attempts to issue global notes this year failed on investor concern over the country’s conflict in Darfur and a possible breakup after more than two decades of civil war.

Nine member countries have been approved to receive financing. They are Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Gambia, Mauritania and Albania.
The financing includes technical assistance in the form of grants for development projects in Benin, Chad, Togo, the GCC and grants and concessional loans for Sudan.
The approved financing also includes health and educational projects directed towards communities in non-member countries including Congo, Fiji, India and South Africa.

A report on Global Financial Stability was launched at the Inaugural Financial Stability Forum organised by the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) on Tuesday, 6th April in Khartoum. The report examines the intrinsic strength of the Islamic finance model, the state of the Islamic financial services industry and challenges and strategies for strengthening financial stability in the Islamic financial services industry.

As part of Taageer's efforts to spread its geographical presence, the company has made its first investments in Sudan along with one of the major founder promoters of Taageer (The Arab Investment Company). The most important aspect of the investment is that Taageer would be adding value to Sudan operations by providing Technical and Management consultancy during the first three years of operations. The Arab Leasing Company Limited, which falls under the supervision of the Central Bank of Sudan, is considered to be a leading institution in the field of finance leasing in Sudan. The company, registered in Sudan, specialises in finance leasing activity with its head office in Khartoum, with a paidup capital of US $30 million.