Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister for Planning and International Cooperation, Abdul Karim al Arhabi, met on Tuesday with a delegation from the World Bank led by officer of poverty reduction and economic development management Bernard Funck.

They discussed aspects of cooperation between Yemen and the bank as well as issues related to the economic developments in the country. Al Arhabi briefed Funck on the nature of economic challenges facing the government amid the current changes in the global economy topped by soaring food prices and climate change impacts and measures taken to address them.He also reviewed the governmental efforts in fighting poverty through adopting a most effective mechanism focused on the poor in rural and urban areas, as he stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between Yemen and donors and the bank to support the anti-poverty policies.Funck said the World Bank will continue to support the Yemeni efforts and reforms to fight poverty.