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Yemen’s president sacks governor and announces new central bank in Aden

Move may increase humanitarian crisis, expert says

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Sana'a, capital of Yemen. Photo: Anas al Hajj

Yemen's president announced this week that the central bank based in Sana'a, the capital of the civil-war-torn country, was no longer the country's legitimate monetary authority, dismissing the bank's governor. The move could greatly increase the risk of a major humanitarian crisis in the country, an expert on Yemen tells CentralBanking.com.

Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi announced on September 18 that a new central bank was being established in the southern port town of Aden. Hadi said

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