First National Symposium on Exports [Archives:1998/38/Business & Economy]

Organized by the Yemen Export Supreme Council ( YESC) and under the patronage of H. E. Prime Minister Chairman of (YESC) Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Iryani, the First National Symposium was convened under the emblem “Towards Establishing an Export Development Strategy” during the period September 14-15. The symposium aims at the following:

1- Reaching a general strategy for developing the export sector, showing its importance on the national economy.
2- Analyzing the present situation of export activities, singling out the obstacles and the necessary solutions.
3- Enhancing the technical capacities of the companies working in the field of exportation.
4-Studying the impact of the changes in the international trading relations on the Yemeni exports.
In his speech, Mr. Mohammed Abdu Saeed, representative of the private sector indicated that the influx of foreign products into Yemeni markets is very detrimental to the local industries, adding that 20% of the Yemeni industries have become bankrupt. According to him, there must be an exact strategy for Yemeni exports which should be supported by the government.
In his speech, Dr Iryani indicated that in view of the globalization of the economy the whole countries will be open markets to the products of all countries. Therefore, the quality of our products should be very high and of a good standard. He also said that the issuance of the republican decree No. 127 of 1997 concerning the establishment of the YESC is a good sign of the government concern with the Yemeni exports.
Sixteen papers were presented in the seminar from Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Supply and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Sanitation, Agricultural Cooperative Union, National Institute for Administrative Science, Sanaa University, Investment General Authority, Yemeni Standardizations Authority, Industrial Bank, Hail Saeed Group of Companies, Commercial Chamber of Hadhramaut, and Mareb Insurance Company.
By Yemen Times Staff

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