SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemenis fear a U.S. decision to blacklist the Houthi movement could further isolate them from the global financial system, depriving the war-battered country of vital remittances and hampering the flow of imports.
Yemen's war and the ensuing economic collapse has left 80% of the population reliant on aid. On Thursday, the United Nations' aid chief warned that U.S. sanctions would push the country into a famine on a scale not seen for nearly 40 years.
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