President names governor for one of Yemen’s two central banks

Saudi Arabia likely to be key influence in appointing new figure, says expert

Sana’a, Yemen
Sana’a, Yemen, in 2008

The president of Yemen has appointed a new governor to what is effectively one of two central banks operating in the civil war-torn country.

President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi named Mohammed Zammam as governor of the Central Bank of Yemen on February 11, according to locally based reporters. Zammam will run the central bank based in the southern port city of Aden. The city is the main base of Hadi’s supporters since Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sana’a, in March 2015, shortly after the

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