Emergency meeting held in Yemen to address sharp depreciation of currency

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 refor