Central Bank of Yemen explained
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Bank Name In Local: | البنك المركزي اليمني |
Image Title: | National emblem of Yemen |
Ownership: | 100% state ownership[1] |
Headquarters: | Aden |
Established: | 1971[2] |
President: | Ahmed Bin Ahmed Ghaleb |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Bank Of: | Yemen |
Currency: | Yemeni rial |
Currency Iso: | YER |
Reserves: | $1.8 billion |
The Central Bank of Yemen (Arabic: البنك المركزي اليمني) is the central bank of Yemen.
The Bank is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.[3]
The Central Bank of North Yemen was established in 1971 and the Central Bank of South Yemen in 1972. When the northern and southern sectors of Yemen reunited on 22 May 1990, the Central Bank of Yemen (of the north) merged with the Bank of Yemen (of the south) under the original name of “Central Bank of Yemen”.
Governors of the Central Bank
- Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, 1971-1975[4]
- Abdulla al-Sanabani, 1975-1985[4] [5]
- Mohammad Ahmed al-Junaid, 1985-1990[6]
- Mohammad Ahmed al-Junaid, 1990-1994
- Alawi Saleh al-Salami, 1994-1997[7]
- Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Samawi, 1997-2010[8]
- Mohamed Awad Bin Humam, 2010-2016[8]
- Mansar Al-Quaiti (in Aden), 2016-2018[9]
- Mohamed Mansour Zemam (in Aden), 2018-2019[10]
- Hafedh Meyad (in Aden), 2019[11]
- Ahmed Obaid Al Fadhli (in Aden), 2019-2021[10]
- Ahmed Bin Ahmed Ghaleb al-Mabaqi (in Aden), 2021- incumbent
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Notes and References
- Web site: Weidner . Jan . The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks . Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. 2017. PDF.
- Web site: Central Bank of Yemen . cby-ye.com .
- Web site: AFI members . AFI Global . 10 October 2011 . 23 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220141606/http://www.afi-global.org/about-afi/members . 20 February 2012 .
- Web site: The Central Bank of Yemen - First Issue. pjsymes.com.au. 11 April 2024.
- Book: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money . 2011 . 978-1-4402-1584-1. Cuhaj . George S. . Krause Publications .
- Web site: Annual report and financial statements for the year ended .... 30 March 1990. Arab Monetary Fund. Google Books.
- Web site: Who's who in Yemen (L-Z). al-bab.com.
- Web site: Yemen banking. 3 November 2013. MEED.
- Web site: Yemen's president names new central bank governor. The National. 12 February 2018.
- Web site: Yemeni government appoints new central bank head. 23 September 2019. Central Banking.
- Web site: Yemen's president appoints new central bank governor. https://web.archive.org/web/20200330004102/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/21/c_137910895.htm . dead . 30 March 2020 . Xinhuanet.com . 21 March 2019 . 5 June 2020.