Yemen Monitor – Newsroom:
Media sources revealed that the meeting held in Aden between Presidential Leadership Council adviser Lt. Gen. Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Central Bank Governor Ahmed Ghaleb al-Maabqi carried messages confirming a consensus to keep the Central Bank of Yemen neutral amid heightened tensions following the Southern Transitional Council’s military moves in Hadramowt and Al-Mahra.
According to the sources, Al-Subaihi conveyed a clear message to the bank’s leadership affirming that all parties are committed to insulating the central bank, as well as the financial and economic sectors, from any political or military disputes—treating the institution as a “red line” that must not be touched.
This understanding is expected to ease the concerns that have gripped the banking sector in recent days, especially after the withdrawal of the Presidential Leadership Council and the government from Aden in response to the STC’s escalating measures in Hadramowt and Al-Mahra.
Aden witnessed the departure of council members and government officials, accompanied by strongly worded remarks from the council president during his meeting with ambassadors of the states sponsoring the political process in Yemen.
Observers believe that Saudi Arabia’s withdrawal of its forces from Aden and its orders to the Saudi-funded Nation Shield Forces to pull back from Lahj, Aden, and Abyan may signal the beginning of firm measures against the Southern Transitional Council.
