DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a6f515/yemen_infrastructu) has announced the addition of the "Yemen Infrastructure Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.
Business Monitor International's Yemen Infrastructure Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, infrastructure associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Yemen's infrastructure industry.
The present situation is that political stability in Yemen is deteriorating quickly. Large-scale anti-regime protests have turned violent, and the government has responded with a brutal crackdown on protestors, resulting in dozens of deaths. The country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to cling to power. Meanwhile, militant Islamist forces in the south of the country - most notably al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - have been clashing with the Yemeni army and have taken control of several small towns in the region. This unrest is having a serious impact on both the economy and the infrastructure sector.
- Security concerns are impacting the country's oil supply, which is causing severe economic problems. Indeed, in October 2011, the supply of oil through Yemen's Marib pipeline, which links the Marib fields to the offshore Ras Issa terminal in the Red Sea, has now come to a complete halt, following a third explosion within two weeks. The oil pipeline has been repeatedly attacked in the past few months.
- Security issues have also impacted Sana'a International Airport. The al-Daylami airbase outside the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, was hit by a large explosion on October 30 2011, which led to the shutdown of Sana'a International Airport by authorities as a precautionary measure, according to government officials.
- On a positive note, in September 2011, the cabinet agreed a US$21mn loan deal with the Islamic Development Bank. The loan will be used to finance water enhancement projects in the capital, Sana'a. This will involve enhancing the water supply network and upgrading the administrative capacities of Sana'as Local Corporation for Water and Sanitation.
Read more inside Yemen Infrastructure Report Q1 2012
Companies Mentioned:
- Al-Rehab Engineering
- HAWK International
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