WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had approved an 18-month program to help war-ravaged Yemen achieve economic stabilization and strengthen its macroeconomic frameworks, even as its civil war rages on. The IMF’s “Staff-Monitored Program” offers technical assistance but does not have a financial component. Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world and has been combatting the Houthi militia for years, with an international coalition that has been fighting the

Source: Arab News