Mr. Hussien Al Suhaily, Chairman of Tamdeen Youth, Coordinator of the Humanitarian Action Localization Initiative in Yemen, met today with the Director-General of the General Investment Authority in Aden, Mr. Ali Jarhom, and discussed with him the opportunities and challenges in the investment environment, and the role CSOs can play in moving economic activities. 

In the meeting, Al Suhaily presented the Economic Recovery Initiative, which TYF has adopted to prepare and share its contents with CSOs and the public and private sectors.

He pointed out that Aden, with its strategic location, port and promising investment assets, would be a key pillar for the recovery of the national economy, the promotion of development and the overcoming of the damage and losses caused to the country over the past years.

Al Suhaily called on Yemeni businessmen abroad to return to invest in their homeland, in Aden as a priority, contributing to ending unemployment and promoting stability.

For his part, the Director of the General Investment Authority expressed full willingness to integrate with CSOs in overcoming obstacles, and to provide facilities to investors as a motivation for the investment process in Aden, where investment projects have given special attention and are beginning to grow in Aden.