Governmental appointments halted in Yemen

The Yemeni government issued a decision to halt procedures for employment and promotion in the state.

A Yemeni official told ArabicNews.com today that the decision is temporary until the economic situation gets better, after Yemen gets out of the budgetary austerity measures caused by the downfall of petroleum prices..

Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh asked the government to prepare a new plan for employment to be ratified and executed after passing the current crisis.

The World Bank asked the Yemeni authorities to decrease its administrative employees by 50% during the next 5 years.