SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Economist: ‘Support small businesses while combatting coronavirus’

18/3/2020: Radio Dabanga - Economist: ‘Support small businesses while combatting coronavirus’

 Radio Dabanga reports that the head of the economics department of the International University of Sudan, Dr Majda Mustafa, has called on the transitional government to mitigate the effects of coronavirus measures on small and medium businesses.

 Dr Mustafa called for the government to increase spending that stimulates buying, selling and production, so that the poor and middle classes will continue to be able to purchase their daily basic needs.

 Dr Mustafa also called for the government to direct banks to provide soft finance to small- and medium-sized businesses that need liquidity, and postpone any instalments due.