Describing the investment environment in Yemen to be excellent and encouraging Sheikh Mishal Bin Abdul Aziz Rajhi Chairman of the Group companies Rajhi .. He also added that the awareness of the Yemeni people towards investments is great.
Rajhi said in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), that his current visit to Yemen and the GCC investment delegation is a good opportunity to form and gather information on the available investment opportunities in Yemen.. He said: "The visit is excellent and refreshing our hearts, and we hope that the visit will be a precedent because, the Yemeni people have a high purchasing power and there is a very large and attractive market available here."
Al Rajhi Group of Companies Chairman disclosed that the intention of his group is to engage in investments in the future in Yemen in the areas of banking, real estate, tourism and industry. Noting that the group is currently working to create an Islamic Union Bank in Yemen with a group of shareholders,. businessmen from the Gulf and Yemeni people, in order to serve the Yemeni society and are open to shareholders.
He pointed out that before this visit to Yemen, they had fears of investing here because security reasons, but now after the visit he found the environment to be reassuring and encouraging to invest.. He said, "We consider ourselves as one nation and one body”.. He expressed hope that this visit will be the beginning of success, and to engage in future investment in the near future in Yemen.