The Prime Minister affirms the government’s commitment to activating the performance of the General Investment Authority and improving its procedures to attract investors.

Prime Minister Salem Saleh bin Braik affirmed the government’s commitment to activating the performance of the General Investment Authority and improving its procedures to attract local and foreign investments, providing the necessary services to investors, and helping them benefit from available incentives and exemptions.

This came during a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Thursday, August 5, 2025, in the interim capital, Aden, which included the acting head of the General Investment Authority, Engineer Ali Jarhum, and the head of the Customs Authority, Dr. Abdul Hakim Al-Qabati. The meeting discussed the Authority’s activities, plans to activate its role, and ongoing preparations for holding an investment conference in Aden at the end of this year. The Prime Minister pointed out that advancing effective and influential reforms and measures, which have led to an improvement in the national currency exchange rate and the achievement of an acceptable level of economic stability, also requires mobilizing the investment portfolio and providing all the necessary factors and facilities for investors to drive economic growth. He noted that the government places investment at the top of its priorities as a key factor in achieving stability and will work to provide a suitable environment for national and foreign investments to benefit from promising sectors and opportunities.

He also emphasized the government’s commitment to ensuring an attractive investment environment by seriously addressing all the problems facing investors and overcoming the difficulties they face.

The Prime Minister directed the Investment Authority to prepare a comprehensive report on investments over the past two years, the opportunities and promising sectors, the problems and obstacles facing investors, and proposals for their solutions. He emphasized that efforts will be made to address these challenges in an integrated manner.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Finance Hani Wahab.