Source: Reuters - Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:46 GMT
Author: Reuters
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Yemen depends on imports of food by sea
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Millions of people suffering from malnutrition
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Banks wary of guaranteeing payments for food cargoes
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Country faces civil war and al Qaeda insurgency
By Jonathan Saul, Maha El Dahan and Mohammed Ghobari
LONDON/ABU DHABI, March 4 (Reuters) - Banks have cut credit lines for traders shipping food to war-torn Yemen, where ports have been battlegrounds and the financial system is grinding to a halt, choking vital supplies to an impoverished country that could face famine.
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