Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The Prime Minister of Yemen and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Shaye’ Mohsen Al-Zindani, chaired a meeting today of the Economic and Humanitarian Crisis Management Committee to discuss the repercussions of the military escalation in the region on the situation in Yemen and its potential economic and humanitarian fallout.
The meeting reviewed the government’s level of readiness, assessed the economic and service-sector conditions, and discussed taking necessary measures to ensure stability and mitigate any possible effects on citizens.
The meeting was attended by the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Mabaqi; the head of the economic team, Hosam Al-Sharjabi; the Ministers of Finance, Marwan bin Ghanem; Oil and Minerals, Mohammed Bamqaa; Transport, Mohsen Al-Amri; with the participation of the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mohammed Al-Ashwal.
The Central Bank Governor and the Minister of Industry delivered comprehensive briefings that reassured the stability of supply and monetary conditions. They reviewed public financial performance indicators, the regularity of air traffic, efforts to secure the flow of oil derivatives to the local market, and ensuring the supply of necessary quantities to power stations.
The briefings also covered measures taken to provide basic commodities, enhance market monitoring, and combat smuggling through land and sea ports.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of integration among relevant authorities, raising the level of coordination and rapid response to any developments, doubling efforts to enhance market monitoring, ensuring the availability of basic commodities, maintaining the regularity of services, and taking necessary measures to preserve financial and monetary stability. This would alleviate burdens on citizens and enhance confidence in the performance of state institutions.
The Prime Minister affirmed the commitment to work to ensure the continuity of basic services and protect economic stability.
