YEMEN Press Agency

President Al-Mashat orders customs facilities, exemptions for investment cargoes

SANAA, July 15 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council in Sanaa, Mahdi Al-Mashat, on Saturday directed that customs facilities and exemptions be provided for investment shipments containing machinery and parts for local factories to advance the national economy.

This came during his meeting today with the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance, Dr. Rashid Abu Lahoum, the Ministers of Industry and Public Health, and the authorities concerned with customs ports.

President Al-Mashat instructed the Minister of Finance, in coordination with the concerned authorities, to quickly prepare a time-bond mechanism for completing transactions at customs outlets.

He stressed the importance of unifying the electronic automated system by identifying users according to the specialization and competence of each party, as well as setting up a correct mechanism for locomotives and containers loaded with goods that are affected by sunlight.

YPA