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General Investment Authority
Governorate Building, Mu'alla, Aden, P.O.Box: 4576
Republic of Yemen
Telephone:00967 - 2 - 242983
Fax: 00967 - 2 - 242960
web site: www.giaaden.org
E-mail: info@giaaden.org

 

Mission   [top]

To promote an investment environment through a high quality service centre, via streamlined and enhanced procedures for the registration and commencement of projects. The GIA Aden through its one stop shop facilitates processes to investors by providing integrated services with all relevant government agencies.

 

Vision   [top]

GIA-Aden is a leading organization in attracting local, regional and international investments through the provision of high value services, benefits and incentives to investors. It is continuously seeking improvements on its services and developing innovative solutions to improve the business climate and achieve the development objectives of Aden

 

One-Stop-Shop   [top]

The one stop shop concept is what you need to start and manage your projects or investments because most of the representatives of  the government offices are available in theGeneraI lnvestment Authority. Their task is to register  projects of investors and issuing licenses to them. Those representatives are:

  • the trade and industry office

  • the passport office

  • the environment office

  • the labor affairs o ffice.

  • the health office

  • the tourism office

  • the lands office

  • the customs office

  • the tax office

  • the work affairs

More details on the GIA Aden One Stop Shop se page

Investor One-Stop-Shops

 

The one stop shop concept makes theses services available:

  • Registering projects according to the companies law.

  • issuing the initial license to start the project.

  • issuing residency visa for investors and foreign labor who work in the project.

  • Following up services and aftercare.

The one stop shop concept  makes these services available for the following sectors:

Industrial, Agriculture, Hotels, Hospital, residential compounds Telecommunications, Meeting and exhibition centers in addition to that the services of transferring and distributing water and gas.

 

Front Office and Back Office Services   [top]
5 Generic Steps

  1. The investor submits the application to the project officer. The project officer checks the validity of data that all requirements are satisfied, and all supporting documents are present. He signs at a designated space attesting that the application has been reviewed and validated.

  2. After concluding step 1, the investor pays the fees. The clerk who receives the money signs on the designated space on the form and issues a receipt to the investor.

  3. The application is then processed. A slip is issued to the investor which specifies the follow-up date.

  4. The OSS manager reviews the file (form and supporting documents) and then signs on the designated space on the form. The entire file is then transferred to the related delegate or department in the back office for issuing the outputs (approval, license, permit etc.).

  5. The OSS receives the output documents and prepares them for pick up by the investor.
     

The GIA Investment Promotion Unit (PU)   [top]

The PU endeavors to enhance and promote the investment environment through a high quality service centre.

PU staff with visitor


While the one-stop-shop is specialised to accompany new investors step by step for the investment procedure, PU task is to enhance investment conditions and promotion environment. That is why document and information management of all investment related documents and websites is one task of PU. Other important tasks are to provide networking facilities of investment promotion and private sector development institutions as well as develop an investor’s tracking system for regular follow-up after the investor’s implementation period.

PU Information board

 

Main PU services are:

  • Networking with investment Promotion & Private

  • Sector Development Institutions.

  • Business Associations & Business Consultants.

  • Follow-up of investors.

  • Updating investment Website & Documents.

  • Publishing updated investment opportunities.

  • Publishing investment promotion newsletters.

  • Documentation of Investment Environment, Laws, and Regulation, procedures.

  • Marketing & Promotional Campaigns Activities in GIA-Aden

  • Preparation of workshops for local SME’S.

  • Approval on statistical data retrieved from ADAMS system.

  • Communication link with GIA Sana’a for preparing strategic marketing plan on local regional and international level.

  • Develop Investment Library on CD.

Detailed PU leaflet for download pu-leaflet.pdf  1Mb
 

 

Contact Name: Email:
Manager of Aden Branch iqbal.munir@giaaden.org
Back Office ali.ahmed@giaaden.org
Front Office hussein.aboodi@giaaden.org
Promotion Officer  shereenalban@gmail.com 

 

 

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