International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised on Tuesday the government's achievements to control the State Budget's deficit.

During his meeting with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi, head of IMF delegation Hasan al-Atrash hailed the efforts the government made to enhance the financial reforms and to stabilize exchange rates.Al-Arhabi acquainted the IMF delegation on the government efforts to improve the competence of the financial management and to reinforce the carried out reforms.
During the meeting, al-Arhabi and al-Atrash discussed a number of issues to boost up the mutual cooperation between Yemen and IMF, particularly in financial reform area.