A joint meeting of Sudan's ruling council and cabinet has given final approval to the country's 2021 budget, a finance ministry statement said. The budget is the first to be passed since the removal of Sudan from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list and a peace deal involving some rebel groups last year. Sudan is going through a deepening economic crisis, with inflation in December at 269% and periodic shortages of fuel, bread, and electricity. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday the IMF was working "very intensively" with Sudan to build the preconditions for broad…