Khartoum — The Sudanese Finance and National Economy minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool told the national assembly today that his government is in talks with China to obtain a $500 million loan to construct the Merowe dam canal.
Abdel-Rasool, who was testifying on a proposed law for additional FY 2013 appropriations, noted that Beijing suspended credit to Khartoum following the secession of South Sudan and the loss of oil reserves that existed when the country was united.
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