YEMEN, IMF OFFICIAL TALKS CONCLUDED IN SANA'A

SANA'A, March 06 (Saba)- The official talks between the Yemeni government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were concluded here on Saturday.

The talks chaired by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Karim al-Arhabi dealt with a number of issues relating to the directions of cooperation between Yemen and the IMF, especially with regard to supporting the government efforts aiming to enhance the financial reforms.

The two sides agreed to complete implementation of decisions of the memorandum of understanding for the program of joint cooperation between the government and the Fund by the start of spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in Washington.

Al-Arhabi confirmed the Yemeni government's keenness to continue to implement the reforms aiming to promote the performance and efficiency of the financial administration in Yemen , noting the IMF's contributions to support the government efforts in this regard.

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