An official source in the Central Bank of Yemen denied the validity of the reports circulating about the exit of large sums of money from the Saudi riyal, without his knowledge, through Aden International Airport to the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, was surprised by the involvement of visual media in promoting such rumors, “which reveal ignorance of the international procedures for dealing with the carrying of cash by individuals or the procedures for transporting it by banks or companies.”

He explained that the procedures do not allow the transfer or receipt of any amounts exceeding twenty thousand dollars as a maximum, unless they are accompanied by authenticated written certificates and permits from the monetary authorities to the customs authorities, after being subjected to all international verification standards and requirements approved for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

He added that the procedures also require that all required documents and official permits be attached with the shipment to the relevant authorities in the receiving country, which in turn subjects each shipment to all verification and compliance procedures.

The source called on all official and private media outlets to be accurate in publishing their news and verify it by returning to the responsible authorities, indicating that the Central Bank will not hesitate to take all legal measures against any media entity that contributes to spreading lies, as he said.

On a related level, the source pointed out the need for “all official government institutions and the media to join hands to support the Central Bank in its current battle with the terrorist Houthi group, which continues to systematically destroy the national economy and its banking sector,” as he put it.

The Central Bank of Yemen directed all private Yemeni banks to move their main centers to the temporary capital, Aden, and gave them a time limit of two months, of which only about two weeks remain. The bank confirms strict treatment of the procedures for implementing its decision, along with punitive measures against defaulting parties.< /p>