(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to Jordanian news agency, the Yemeni Minister of Industry and Commerce, Hosham Sharaf, said on Sunday that the losses inflicted on Yemen’s economy in the past six months amount to almost $8bn.
He added that Yemen’s Gross Domestic Product has stood at $33bn, a 40% drop compared to the preceding year.
The popular uprising has started as of late January in Yemen against the autocratic ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the Yemeni nation demands the unconditional dismissal of the Yemeni dictator.
Throughout the deadly clashes between Yemeni security forces and Yemeni nation in different cities, up to now thousands of people have been killed and wounded.
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