3rd Conference of Businessmen in Aden Focuses on: NATIONAL INDUSTRIES [Archives:1998/47/Business & Economy]

The Aden Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding its annual gathering of businessmen on 28-29 November, 1998. This year, the theme will be about industrial development.
About 200 businessmen and industrialists – Yemeni and foreign, will participate in the Third Conference of Businessmen. Some will even fly in from other countries for this purpose.
The program shows four major sessions, with the following themes:
Session 1:
Present Conditions of National Industries;
Session 2:
Comparative Advantage in Which Industries?
Session 3:
Challenges of a Changing World;
Session 4:
A National Vision for Industrial Development.
“We expect this gathering to come up with specific ideas that can be worked jointly by the business community and the government,” said Mr. Abdullah Ba-Moshmoos, Chairman of the Aden Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Aden Free Zone people are only heavily involved. “We are almost ready. In March, 1999, the first phase of the new Aden Free Zone is going to be ready for business,” said Mr. Dirhem Nouman, Chairman of the Aden Free Zone. Even some of the foreign investors are hopeful. Mr. Aref Shamas, General manager of Sigma Gas, one of the sponsors of the conference, said that he will give specific thoughts on how to improve relations with foreign investors.
Seeing is believing.
Ridhwan Al-Saqqaf, Yemen Times, Aden.
 

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