The predicament of Yemeni businessmen is indeed a difficult one. They have to cope with many problems - all at the same time. First, they have to handle the fall-out from the reform programs. Many investors who had invested under certain conditions now find their investments evaporating and their enterprises rendered useless. Second, the condition of law and order is not so good.
Many people fear even for their own lives.
Third, they are under pressure to be 'patriotic' and put their money in the country through new investments. Mohammed Bin Sallam of Yemen Times spoke to one of the key investors and businessmen of Yemen, Mr. Tawfeeq Mohammed Ali Saif Al-Khamiry. Therefore, 'he has the feel for it' as the saying goes. We had many shops in Sana'a. Today, we work in many areas and represent various international companies.