Emergency meeting held in Yemen to address sharp depreciation of currency


By Murad
  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Oct 2024

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak held an emergency meeting on Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden to stabilize the national currency after a sharp depreciation of the Yemeni riyal in government-controlled provinces.

The meeting, attended by Central Bank Governor Ahmed Ghaleb and Finance Minister Salem bin Buraik, focused on implementing fiscal and monetary reforms to stabilize the national currency and increase public revenues, according to the state-run Saba news agency.

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