YEMEN Press Agency

Industry Ministry closes number of food companies in Sanaa

SANAA, March 21 (YPA) – Ministry of Industry and Trade in Sanaa closed on Monday a number of companies producing and importing foodstuffs, in violation of the price list approved by the Ministry.

During the field campaign carried out by the monitoring teams of the ministry and its office in the capital Sanaa, the Minister Abdulwahab Al-Durra explained that the operation came after the ministry received reports during the past two days about unjustified increases in prices by these companies.

He affirmed that his ministry sent to all companies not to raising prices and commitment to the prices approved in the month of February.

Al-Durra pointed out that the non-responsive companies were closed according to official records, taking legal measures against them.

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