DETERIORATION OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE OF THE YEMENI RIAL
The Development Champions Forum held multiple online discussions in the period from 20-24 June 2020 to discuss the reasons behind the...
ECONOMIC PRIORITIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE PEACE AGREEMENT IN YEMEN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The sustainability of a peace agreement in Yemen depends on two critical economic issues. First, in a conflict that is...
AN OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCTION The launch of microfinance in Yemen was intended to spur development in the Arab world’s least developed country. Following...
DEVELOPING YEMEN’S FISHING INDUSTRY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The fishing industry in Yemen faces many structural challenges that have limited its production and potential...
DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL
This policy brief summarizes discussions regarding Yemen’s human capital at a “Rethinking Yemen’s Economy” workshop held in Amman,...
RESTRUCTURING PUBLIC FINANCES IN YEMEN
For decades, Yemen has suffered from a fragile fiscal structure, given its overdependence on energy exports. Before the armed Houthi...
THE NEED TO REFORM THE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL
Yemen’s bloated public sector employment was a strain on the state budget prior to the conflict, accounting for an average of 32 percent...
REFORMING THE BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE
The business and investment climate for private sector actors in Yemen has long been challenging. The current conflict has expanded and...
TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT IN POST-CONFLICT YEMEN
The current UN-sponsored peace process is limited to the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the armed Houthi movement, and...
THE REPERCUSSIONS OF WAR ON WOMEN IN THE YEMENI WORKFORCE
Yemen has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates in the world. The conflict-driven economic collapse has devastated...
