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In Khartoum, Some See Signs of Pending US Sanctions Rollback

By Kira Zalan

Everyone in Sudan with any ties to the outside world has stories of how U.S. sanctions can turn a legitimate financial transaction into an exercise in stoic patience. Buying medication or paying school tuition may take weeks or months and involve exorbitant costs, cash couriers and logistical gymnastics through trust-based networks. Such hoops have only gotten higher since French bank BNP Paribas agreed in June 2014 to an $8.9 billion settlement with U.S. authorities for processing billions of dollars in transactions linked to Sudan and other blacklisted countries. The record-breaking deal led to what many in Sudan describe as "over-compliance"...

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