Yemeni-Tunisian fishery’s company to be established

Yemen has many kinds of fish which make fisheries sector a promising investment field.

Mohammed Shamlan, the Minister of Fisheries Wealth, confirmed the importance of setting up joint investment companies by Yemeni and Tunisian investors to benefit both countries, during his meeting with a Tunisian businessmen delegation headed by Mohammed bin Habib – the Charge de Affairs of the Tunisian embassy in Sana’a last Sunday.

Shamlan affirmed the importance of holding meetings between the Tunisian Union for Fishing and Farming and the Cooperative Fisheries Union in Yemen. 

In the meeting, they reviewed Tunisian experiences in fields of fishing and fisheries particularity in the supervision field.  Bin Habib pointed out that Tunisian fish production reaches 110,000 tons annually, of which 25,000 ton are exported to the Europe joint market, briefing that the boats that work in Tunisian waters number 3000. 

Additionally, a meeting gathered the deputy of fisheries wealth ministry and the Tunisian delegation and Yemeni businessmen to deal with fisheries investment opportunities in Yemen and the facilities provided by Yemen's investment law. 

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