We build strategic partnerships

Comprehensive Strategic Vision

To establish the Aden Economic Conference as a leading platform for enhancing Aden's position as a regional and international economic and logistics hub. This will be achieved by showcasing promising investment opportunities and building strategic partnerships that contribute to sustainable development and economic prosperity for the city and Yemen.

Forging a Promising Investment Future

Strategic Objectives

The conference aims to achieve a set of interconnected strategic objectives, designed to turn the vision into tangible reality:
  • 1
    Unveil Latent Investment Treasures

    Present a comprehensive investment vision highlighting Aden's unique competitive advantages, focusing on priority opportunities in the port, airport, and infrastructure sectors, and transforming them into executable, financeable projects.

  • 2
    Build Bridges of Strategic Partnership

    Foster constructive cooperation between the public and private sectors, creating a fertile environment for building solid investment alliances aimed at implementing major vital projects.

  • 3
    Enrich Thought with Global Expert Insights

    Provide a high-level dialogue platform that brings together leading investment minds, international experts, and decision-makers to exchange visions and successful experiences.

  • 4
    Attract Local and Global Capital

    Capture the interest of investors from around the world and present a portfolio of profitable and secure investment projects to stimulate the flow of local, regional, and international capital.

  • 5
    Develop a Stimulating and Attractive Business Environment

    Produce practical recommendations on policies and procedures capable of streamlining processes and modernizing legislation to create a flexible, competitive, and incentivizing investment system.

  • 6
    Entrench Aden's Image as a Rising Economic Power

    Enhance Aden's mental positioning on the regional and global economic map and promote awareness of its future role as a beating heart for the economy and strategic transformation in the region.

Unleashing Investment Potential in the Port, Airport, and Infrastructure

Strategic Themes

Theme 1: Port of Aden

Hub for Regional Logistics Transformation

In-depth SWOT analysis of the current situation.

Transformation plan into a smart, integrated services port.

Investment models in free zones and logistics centers.

Specialized feasibility studies for integrated maritime services.

Theme 2: Aden International Airport

Advanced Air Connectivity Platform

Comprehensive development plan according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

SWOT analysis and modernization opportunities.

Investment models in air cargo infrastructure.

Air-Sea freight integration strategy.

Investment opportunities in support services and tourism facilities.

Theme 3: Infrastructure

Development-Supporting Investments

Integrated plan for developing road and multi-modal transport networks (connecting the port, airport, economic zones).

Sustainable energy and water strategy.

Digital infrastructure and smart transformation.

Integrated planning for industrial zones, logistics areas, and urban development.

Theme 4: Legislative Framework

An Incentivizing Business Environment

Comprehensive review and update of the legal and regulatory framework.

Competitive investment incentives package (tax exemptions, streamlined procedures).

Innovative models for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

Investment protection mechanisms, business facilitation, and the role of financial institutions.

Theme 5: Human Capital

The Foundation of Development

Comprehensive strategy for human capacity development.

Specialized rehabilitation programs for the labor market.

Support for entrepreneurship and innovation for SMEs.

Enhancing Corporate Social Responsibility.

Amid global geopolitical and economic shifts, and the growing importance of alternative maritime routes, Aden emerges as a pivotal strategic player. Studies indicate that its unique location positions it to reclaim its historical role as a regional trading hub, situated on the route through which 12% of global trade passes via the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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